About Tree Antigonon
Kleinhovia is a monotypic genus of plants in the cotton, hibiscus and cacao family Malvaceae. The sole species in the genus is Kleinhovia hospita, commonly known as guest tree, an evergreen tree native to Indonesia, Malaysia and other parts of tropical Asia and the Pacific.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Kleinhovia hospita
- Genus
- Kleinhovia
- Family
- STERCULIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Native to
- Molucca
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia from Mascarene Islands to Polynesia & E. Tropical Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Bhola
- Malayalam
- പപ്പടമരം
Botanical family
Sterculiaceae
Cacao/Cola family
Tree Antigonon belongs to the Sterculiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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