Dillenia suffruticosa

Simpoh Ayer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: unplaced
Family: Dilleniaceae
Genus: Dillenia
Species: D. suffruticosa
Binomial name
Dillenia suffruticosa
(Griff ex Hook.f. & Thomson) Martelli
Synonyms
  • Dillenia burbidgei (Hook.f.) Martelli
  • Dillenia suffruticosa var. borneensis (Ridl.) Ridl.
  • Wormia burbidgei Hook.f. (Unresolved)
  • Wormia suffruticosa Griff.

Dillenia suffruticosa (Simpoh Ayer) is a species of Dillenia found in tropical South East Asia in secondary forest and swampy ground. It is a large, evergreen shrub to 6 metres high. It flowers continuously with yellow flowers 10 to 12 cm wide.[1]

Dillenia suffruticosa is national flower of Brunei, and can be found everywhere across the country. In Singapore, the large oval-shaped leaves of this plant are commonly known as "CB leaves".

References

  1. ↑ E. J. H. Corner, "Wayside Trees of Malaya: Vol I", Malayan Nature Society, 4th ed., 1997
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