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'''Dillenia pentagyna''' is a deciduous tree growing up to 25 metres tall. The bole is usually rather crooked it can be free of branches for up to 12 metres and up to 100cm in diameter. The plant is gathered from the wild for a wide range of local uses including food, timber and fibre.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Scorpion bites}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Anal fistula}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Diabetic carbuncle}}, {{Uses|Neuritis}}, {{Uses|Pleurisy}}, {{Uses|Pneumonia}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Flower buds}}, {{Parts Used|stem}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootFruits}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Deciduous tree}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Dense primary forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Fire-savannahs}}, {{Commonly seen|Open places in foothills}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Shorea robusta woodland}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">["Chemistry"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dillenia+pentagyna Cultivation"]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Karmal.html Dillenia pentagyna on flowersofindia.net]* [ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/10097 Dillenia pentagyna on indiabiodiversity.org]* [ http://wildedibles.teriin.org/index.php?album=Wild-edibles/Flowers/Dillenia-pentagyna Dillenia pentagyna on wildedibles.teriin.org]
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