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Elephant Apple
Dillenia indica


English Common Name: Elephant Apple, Chulta, Indian Simpoh

Chinese Name / 植物中文名: 五桠果 (Wǔ yā guǒ), 第伦桃 (Dì lún táo)

Other Local Name: Pokok Simpoh (Malaysia)

Family Name: Dilleniaceae (Dillenia Family)

Scientific Name: Dillenia indica

Synonym: Dillenia elongata, Dillenia speciosa

Classification: ‎Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)‎ > ‎Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division)‎ > ‎Dilleniales‎ > ‎Dilleniaceae (Dillenia Family)‎ > ‎Dillenia

Origin: India, China, Indochina and West Malesia

Growth Habit: Tree

Characteristic: A tree growing to 15 meters height with large greenish yellow fruit.

Care Requirements: Prefers full sun and moderate watering.

Images Location: Malaysia

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