Dog Teak

Scientific name of : Dillenia pentagyna

Name of Dog Teak in different languages:

English: Karmal, Dillenia

Sanskrit: अक्षिकीफल Aksikiphal, पुन्नाग Punnaga, Aksikiphala

Hindi: करमल Karmal

Tamil: நாய்த்தேக்கு-Naitekku, புன்னை வகை Punnai Vakai, Kalluccilaikay

Malayalam: കുടപ്പുന്ന Kutapunna, പട്ടിപ്പുന്ന-Pattipunna, Malampunna, Naithekku, വാഴപ്പുന്ന-Vazhapunna


Plant description:

It is deciduous western ghats trees, grow up to 15 m tall, Bark grayish white, the leaves are simple, alternately arranged, spiral, 1-2 ft long, ovate-rhomboid and acute apex, toothed margin. Flowers are yellow, found in clusters or single  in terminal racemes, bracts, pale green in color. The fruit is a berry, 2.5 cm in diameter, pale green, globose and contain a single seed.


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