Plant Name: Kleinhovia hospita L.
Family: Sterculiaceae
Date/Time- January 2010
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- 24Parganas South [West Bengal]
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Planted
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Evergreen tree
Height/Length- About 15meters
Stem- Stem 27-72 cm tall, trailing or ascending, sometimes rooting at nodes, with 0.2-1.4 mm patent or retrorse appressed nonglandular trichomes. Stipules lanceolate to subulate, distinct.
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- The leaves are broadly ovate, and 10-20 cm long, with pointed tip, and heart-shaped base.
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- The flowers are pink, about 8 mm long, and borne in panicles 20-40 cm long, terminating the branches.
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- The fruit is a thin-walled, inflated capsule about 2 cm long
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc. – no informations