Dillenia pentagyna, the dog teak or Nepali elephant apple, is a small tree with tortuous twigs. It is a member of the family Dilleniaceae, and is found from Sulawesi to South-Central China to India and Sri Lanka.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dillenia pentagyna being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Chrysophyllum imperiale
- Campnosperma auriculatum
- Elaeocarpus tuberculatus
- Holigarna grahamii
- Madhuca longifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Dilleniales
- Family
- Dilleniaceae
- Genus
- Dillenia
- Species
- Dillenia pentagyna
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