Dillenia retusa is a plant endemic to the island of Sri Lanka, there are records in the forests of Bolampatti and Anamalai hills. An ornamental, moderate sized tree, twigs and peduncles are glabrous. Leaves blunt at tip, cuneate at base, serrate, glabrous. Flowers 6–8 cm across, petals spathulate, narrow. Fruit enclosed by sepals.Forest trees of Western ghats by S.G.Neginhal
Vernacular names Sinhalese:Godapara Tamil:Naiteku Telugu:Chinna Kalinga
Ecology Disturbed sites, scrub.
Uses Wood - furniture, light construction; fruit - medicinal.
References
External links http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/223809 https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0031-1273640 http://www.instituteofayurveda.org/plants/plants_detail.php?i=409&s=Family_name