Dilleniales

Species: Tetracera boiviniana Baill. Date: 2013-00-00 Location: Near Vontade, NE of Quelimane Habitat: Coastal forest

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The fruit of Shrubby Dillenia abruptly opens to release its seeds. In it native Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo, it is known as Simpoh Air and used as a hairwash.

Apslawn, Tasmania, Australia

Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Mokine, Western Australia, Australia

Pontville, Tasmania, Australia

Jarrahwood, Western Australia, Australia

Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Fruit of the Sandpiper Vine. These are small pods which open to release seeds. Photo from the Zamboa Rainforest lodge, central Panama. Dilleniaceae Family.

Vascular Plants of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Ricasweetgum.nybg.org/osa/index.phpLos Charcos de Osawww.osaresearch.org/RA#14752

Western Australia, Australia

A southeast asian fruit, known widely as Chulta, and edible although sour. Photo from near Kuching, Sarawak.

Cutleaf (Hibbertia cuneiformis) cultivated at Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia. Photographed on 25 October 2008

Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.Tetracera indica (Christm. & Panz.) Merr. Dilleniaceae. CN: [Malay - Akar mempelas, Rompet], Akar empelas, Areng ki asahan, Areuy ki asahan, Bo, Sandpaper vine. Distribution - Myanmar, southward to Thailand, Indo-China, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Bangka, Java, Madura). Habitat - open places ranging from forest margin. open forest, bushland, to recently abandoned fields up to ca 600 m altitude; very common and widespread. A small twisting scrambling shrub to large liana literally tying the forest trees together and forming canopy bridges for many aboreal animals. Liana with distinctive smooth reddish bark with slight peeling. The dried leaves with its rough surface is used by natives as sandpaper to polish wooden handicrafts such as carved weapon sheaths and hilts, while the paste prepared by pounding the leaves applied to the skin to alleviate itchiness. Unresolved synonym(s) used for the species:Tetracera assa DC.Assa exotica J.F.Gmel. Assa indica Christm. & Panz. Tetracera dichotoma BlumeRef. and suggested reading:FRIM Flora Databasewww.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/tro-50225611www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2434869www.globinmed.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=a...

Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia

Lonavala, Maharashtra, India

Western Australia, Australia

Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil

Gunyidi, Western Australia, Australia