Description:

• Purple Orchid Tree is a small to medium size deciduoustree growing to 17 feet tall.
• The Leaves are (10–20 cm) long and broad, rounded, and bilobed at the base, alternate and apex.
• The flowers are conspicuous, pink, and fragrant, with five petals. The fruit is a pod (30 cm) long, containing 12 to 16 seeds.

Uses:

• The young leaves and flowers are edible.  The leaves have a citrusy and sour taste and are used as a souring agent.
• The flowers are also used in pickles and curries.
• In Indian traditional medicine, the leaves are used to treat coughs while the bark is used for glandular diseases and as an antidote for poisons.