Description:    
Dillenia retusa is a plant endemic to the island of Sri Lanka, there are records in the forests of Bolampatti and Anamalai hills. An ornamental, moderate sized tree, twigs and peduncles are glabrous. Leaves blunt at tip, cuneate at base, serrate, glabrous. Flowers 6–8 cm across, petals spathulate, narrow. Fruit enclosed by sepals.

Status:    Native plants in Sri Lanka.
Edible parts:    Fruit (Wild Fruit)

Ayurvedic usage:
Treatment for-

Fevers
Nervous system disorders
Oral diseases
Anorexia
Excessive thirst
Dysentery
Coughs
Burning sensations

PARTS  USED IN TREATMENT:
Fruit

RELATED  MEDICINAL  PROPERTIES:
Helps to keep the heart healthy
Stimulate hair growth