Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

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Details of genus: Dillenia [2338]

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Family: Dilleniaceae

family_ja: ビワモドキ

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description_en: Genus of about 60 species of magnolia-like, evergreen or briefly deciduous shrubs and trees usually found in forest from Asia to Australia. They are grown for their flowers and their large, alternate, usually ovate to rounded, conspicuously veined leaves. The 5-petalled, saucer- to cup-shaped flowers are solitary or borne in racemes or panicles; they are followed by edible, fleshy, star-shaped to spherical fruits in enlarged calyces. In frost-prone areas, grow D. indica in a temperate or warm greenhouse; in warmer regions, it is an effective specimen or shade tree.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

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propagation_en: Sow seed at 16-18°C (61-64°F) in spring. Root semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat in summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:41

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SystemAccepted?Scientific nameJapanese nameInfra-familial classification# species
APG4 Dilleniaceae ビワモドキ科 Show
PB2 Dilleniaceae ビワモドキ科 Show
PB3 Dilleniaceae ビワモドキ科 Show

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