Dillenia Suffruticosa
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TAXONOMYKingdom Plantae Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida Dicotyledons Subclass Dilleniidae Order Dilleniales Family Dilleniaceae Dillenia family Genus Dillenia L. dillenia Species Dillenia suffruticosa
CHARACTERISTICS C3 plant – woody, angiosperm (flowering), dicot,
Habitat Asia and Australia temperate (tropica)Light: Prefers full sun, can tolerate low light conditions
Moisture: Little water, drought and salt soil tolerance
Soil: Grows best in well-drained loamy soil
found vigorously on eroded soil, wasteland, forest edges and swampy areas.
Environmental Use – birds and little animal food source, soil support, bonsai
General Uses: The large leaves of the Simpoh Air were used to wrap food such as tempeh (fermented soyabean cakes), or formed into shallow cones to contain traditional "fast food" such as rojak.
The Simpoh Air sends out very deep tap roots to reach underground water sources as a guide to decide where to dig a well.
Traditional medicinal uses: Simpoh Air is used to staunch bleeding wounds, and the fruit pulp may be used to wash the hair (Brunei).
The leaves
The root
•Large (35cm long) oval leaves that are cabbagelike with slightly toothed edges.
•Branched vein, some necrosis can be found on much older leaves.
Phototropism
Subvention, tap root, wide spreaded and anchored firmly onto the ground
Gravitopism
The branches
Widely branched, more branch toward the light
The fruits•Red, splits open into segments; seeds covered with red flesh.
•To distinguish them from flower buds, the fruits face upwards while flower buds face down.
•Fruit ripe in 36 days
The flower•The flowers open at 3 am and last only a day.
•They are pollinated by bees which collect its pollen (the flowers don't produce nectar or a scent) or by small beetles and flies that scramble over it.
•Almost every flower sets fruit.