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===Food===
Dillenia pentagyna can be used in Food. Flower buds and ripe fruits are eaten raw, thalamus is used in preparation of soft drinks<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Parts Used==
===Nutritional components===
Dillenia pentagyna Contains the Following nutritional components like - Vitamin-C; betulin, betulinic acid, β-sitosterol, Kaempferol, iso-rhamnetin and dillenetin; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus<ref name="Nutritional componentsForest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Habit==
==Cultivation ==
A plant of the moist, lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Dillenia pentagyna is available through March-June<ref name="How to plant/cultivateForest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dillenia+pentagyna Cultivation]</ref>
<ref name="Nutritional componentsForest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.66, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS - ) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
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