The rose or elephant apple tree (chulta) is a tropical fruit tree common to southeast Asia (Dillenia indica) .
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The rose or elephant apple tree (chulta) is a tropical fruit tree common to southeast Asia (Dillenia indica).. . Handcolored copperplate engraving by Majoli from John Hill's "Decade of Curious and Elegant Trees and Plants" (1786). It had first been published in London in 1773. The new edition had 10 hand-coloured botanical plates by P. Maioli (Majoli) engraved by Giuseppe Bianchi and depicted unusual plants such as carnivorous pitcher plants and Venus flytraps for the first time.