| General Description | This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as least concern however is listed as threatened in Thailand and as vulneralbe in the China Plant Red Data Book. |
| Landscape | Ornamental. |
| Cultivation | Well drained, moist soil in full sun to partial shade. |
| Habitat | Evergreen forests on hills at an altitude of 900-1,200 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Glabrous yellowish-brown twigs. |
| Leaf Description | Ovate or elliptic, thick, glossy, 10-16 x 4-10 cm. |
| Flower Description | Fragrant flowers with 9-12 tepals, bottom tepals a reddish pink to pink colour and graduate to a lighter pale pink or white, 12 cm in diameter. |
| Fruit Description | Ovoid-ellipsoid, purplish-red when ripe, 7-12 cm, produced August through September. |