Description

• Guest Tree is an evergreen, bushy tree growing up to 20 m high, with a dense rounded crown and upright pink sprays of flowers and fruits.
• It grows from 8 to 15 m in height.
• The leaves are broadly ovate, and 10-20 cm long, with pointed tip, and heart-shaped base.
• The flowers are pink, about 8 mm long, and borne in panicles 20-40 cm long, terminating the branches.
• The fruit is a thin-walled, inflated capsule about 2 cm long. The young leaves are eaten as a green.

Uses

• The young leaves and flowers are eaten as a vegetable.
• The best fiber is widely used for tying bundles. It is also made into rope which is used for tethering horses, and for making halters.
• The rope is said to be durable during rainy weather.
• The bark and leaves used as hair wash for lice, while the juice of the leaves are used as an eyewash.