Stunning Large Yellow Simpoh Air (Dillenia Suffruticosa) Flower In Natural Light Royalty-Free Stock Image

Tropical plant, Simpoh Air (Dillenia suffruticosa)is a member of Dilleniaceae family. It is s a large shrub to shrubby tree 6-7 m tall with large yellow flower (8-10 cm) native to South East Asia. The flower turn yellow on the morning before the day it would bloom, and starts to open the next day around 3 am, becoming fully bloomed about an hour before sunrise. It opens one at a time along the inflorescence, the bud swells visibly, turning yellow on the morning before the day it would bloom. The petals drop off by 4pm and the sepals fold back on the young fruit in the evening. The flower has no scent nor produces nectar. Almost every flower will set fruit. Location: Taman Saujana Hijau, Putrajaya, Malaysia.