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.

[1] Sinhalese:Godapara Tamil:Naiteku Telugu:Chinna Kalinga Disturbed sites, scrub.

Wood - furniture, light construction; fruit - medicinal.