Shrubby Dillenia (Dillenia suffruticosa)
Description
Dillena Suffruticosa is described to be a 6-10 meters long shrub, with alternate leaf pattern, simple, penni-veined, petiole winged along the whole stalk, blade-like 12-40x6-12 cm leaves, and a eudicot plant. The flowers are large, 10-13 cm wide, they are yellow in color and scentless. They are found on long stalks and face downwards and the plant doesn-t produce nectar. The flower blooms daily at around 3am and is fully bloomed one hour before sunrise. Other sources say (Corners) bees appear to be the pollinators that gather their pollen, as well as by small beetles and flies that scramble over the flowers, the flower moves in the appropriate position to prepare for fruit growth (pointing up when the flower starts to produce fruits, the fruits take up to 5 weeks to develop.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Dilleniales
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Family: Dilleniaceae
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Genus: Dillenia
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