LIVE DILLENIA INDICA (ELEPHANT APPLE, CHULTA/CHALTA) IN INDIA

Dillenia indica (Elephant apple, chulta/chalta)  It is an evergreen large shrub or small to medium-sized tree growing to 15 m tahis is a species of Dillenia native to southeastern Asia, from India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to southwestern China and Vietnam, and also  the Thailand to Malaysia and Indonesia.  The leaves are 15–36 cm long, w. Its branches are used to make good firewood. The flowers are large, 15–20 cm diameter, with five white petals and numerous yellow stamens. Its characteristic round fruits are large, greenish yellow, have many seeds and are edible. The fruit is a 5–12 cm diameter aggregate of 15 carpels, each carpel containing five seeds embedded