Dilleniaceæ

Dilleniaceæ, a tropical and subtropical order of thalamifloral dicotyledons, allied to Magnoliaceæ in habit as well as structure, and often of no less beautiful foliage and flowers. There are about two hundred species, generally astringent, and hence frequently useful in medicine and tanning; many yield excellent timber, and some also fruit, that of Dillenia speciosa being especially eaten in India.