Dillenia alata
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440170ee627b257775375 |
| Scientific name | Dillenia alata |
| Authority | (DC.) Martelli |
| First published in | Malesia 3: 157 (1886) |
Description Top
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Dillenia alata, also known as red beech, golden guinea flower or golden guinea tree, is a medium-sized tree found in tropical forests of the Moluccas, New Guinea, and northern Australia. It has glossy dark green leaves, large yellow flowers with pinkish-red stamens, and red dehiscent capsules containing black seeds. The species was originally named Wormia alata and later transferred to the genus Dillenia. It is named after the German botanist Johann Jacob Dillenius and its species epithet, alata, means "winged" in Latin, referring to its winged petioles. This tree is native to the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, and parts of Australia, and is usually found in rainforests but can also grow in other forest types. It is an important host for the Queensland moth Pollanisus commoni and its fruits are eaten by the Eclectus parrot. D. alata is not considered threatened and is often cultivated for its ornamental features.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Lenidia alata | Poir. | Dict. Sci. Nat. , ed. 2, 25: 448 (1822) |
| Wormia alata | R.Br. ex DC. | Syst. Nat. 1: 434 (1817) |
| Wormia apetala | Gaudich. | Voy. Uranie : 476 (1830) |
| Dillenia apetala | Martelli | in Becc. Malesia iii. (1886) 163. |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | red beech |
| English | golden guinea tree |
| Arabic | ديلنيا مجنحة |
| Chinese | 厚叶五桠果 |
| Chinese | 厚叶黄花树 |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000647501 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:146788-3 |
| The Plant List | kew-2768211 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 463186 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 43169 |
| IUCN Red List | 136088987 |
| IPNI | 316632-1 |
| iNaturalist | 427513 |
| GBIF | 5680665 |
| Freebase | /m/0wysfd7 |
| EPPO | DLNAL |
| EOL | 5231429 |
| Wikipedia | Dillenia_alata |
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| Rate heterogeneity in six protein-coding genes from the holoparasite Balanophora (Balanophoraceae) and other taxa of Santalales | Su HJ, Hu JM | Ann Bot | 21-Sep-2012 |
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| In public collections | 0 |