The leaves are simple and spirally arranged. They are generally large, in the case of
Dillenia reticulata reaching in length and about wide. The flowers are solitary, or in terminal
racemes, with five
sepals and five petals, numerous
stamens (up to 900 in the case of
Dillenia ovalifolia), and a cluster of five to 20
carpels. Some species, such as
Dillenia indica and
Dillenia megalantha can have flower diameters of . They are superficially similar in appearance to
Magnolia flowers. ==Image gallery==