| General Description | a soft, medium-weight timber. The leaves are pink or red and slowly change to dark green when mature. Mature leaves are up to 20cm long. |
| ID Characteristic | The tree produces small white flowers held in panicles. When ripe, fruits of the tree are dry hard woody capsules measuring
to 40 cm in length. |
| Shape | upright with a rounded crown. |
| Landscape | Commonly grown in Singapore as an ornamental roadside tree. |
| Propagation | Propagate from seed. Brown seeds can be harvested from pods by drying. |
| Cultivation | Grows best in alkaline soil. Highly drought tolerant. |
| Pests | Leaf Notchers. |
| Habitat | Warm climates near coastlines. |
| Bark/Stem Description | A flaky snake pattern, with a reddish colour. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Pink-red, and slowly change to a dark green when mature. |
| Leaf Description | Mature lance-shaped leaves grow to 20cm long. |
| Flower Description | Small, white flowers bloom in panicles. |