Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants - Online edition
Dillenia alata (R.Br. ex DC.) Martelli
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Flower. © Stanley Breeden
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Dehiscing fruit. © Stanley Breeden
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Dehiscing fruit. © W. T. Cooper
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Habit, flower. © CSIRO
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Cotyledon stage, epigeal germination. © CSIRO
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10th leaf stage. © CSIRO
Family
Martelli, U. (1886) Malesia 3 : 157.
Common name
Golden Guinea Tree; Red Beech; Beech, Red
Stem
Bark reddish brown, papery.
Leaves
Leaf blades about 11-23 x 6-13 cm. Petiole winged, base of the petiole clasping the stem and leaving a scar encircling the twig when the leaf falls.
Flowers
Inflorescence +/- leaf opposed, i.e. produced on the twigs opposite the leaves. Petals obovate, about 40 x 25 mm. Styles, anthers and staminodes pink or red.
Fruit
Sepals green, +/- fleshy, persistent even in dehisced fruits. Fruiting carpels about 18-20 x 10-14 mm. Seeds about 4 x 3 mm.
Seedlings
Distribution and Ecology
Natural History & Notes
A medium sized shady tree of considerable horticultural merit which produces large yellow flowers.
Synonyms
Wormia alata DC., Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 1 : 434(1817), Type: Banks, Endeavour Riv., Point Look Out; holo: BM; iso:E, P.
RFK Code
417
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