Botanical name: Dillenia philippinensis    Family: Dilleniaceae (Karmal family)
Synonyms: Dillenia catmon, Dillenia philippinensis var. pubifolia

Katmon is an evergreen small tree, growing up to about 6-15 m tall. Bark is shallowly fissured and greyish-brown to reddish-brown. Green elliptic to oblong-ovate leaves are simple and alternately arranged, margins sawtoothed, venation prominent, measuring about 8-25 cm long and 6-16 cm wide, leaf-stalk about 3.5-5 cm long with broad. Stipules are about 1 cm wide, but fall off. White 5-petaled flower about 10-15 cm wide, solitary or paired, 5 white petals obovate in shape and about 4-6 cm long, 5 pale green sepals cup-shaped, stamens in 2 groups (outer stamens yellow and about 11 mm long, inner stamens purple and about 15 - 23 mm long). edible fruit is spherical in shape and about 5-6 cm wide, consist of black seeds embedded in a soft pulp inside. Katmon is native to Philippines, cultivated elsewhere. A red dye is obtained from the bark. The fruit pulp is used as a hair shampoo.
Medicinal uses: A cough syrup is made from the fleshy sepals of the fruit.

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