Dillenia reticulata

Dillenia reticulata is a deciduous rainforest tree in the family Dilleniaceae. It is native to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra.

Description

The species typically grows to high and about thick, with a maximum recorded height of. The young tree has a very different appearance, palm-like with a terminal rosette of huge, wavy-edged leaves up to or more in length and about wide. Adult leaves much smaller, to as little as. The underside of the leaves is fuzzy. The flowers are five-petaled, yellow and about wide. The trees have prop roots similar to those of mangroves.