Mala, Fairy Petticoat, Lily of The Valley Tree

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Description

Small to medium evergreen tree to 20 m tall. Leaves 6-18 cm long, lanceolate, when young pinkish, mature leaves before dropping turns red, margin toothed. Pendulous flowers in clusters, pinkish-red sepals and white fringed petals, 1.5-2.5 cm long. Fruits pendulous, green, ellipsoid, 2.5-4 cm long with a hard-ellipsoid stone. Both flowers and fruits are very attractive.

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Ecology

Lowland to hill forest up to 1,200m elevation, sometimes along streams.

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Distribution

Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Borneo and the Philippines.

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Uses

In recent years being introduced as an ornamental tree, more so in Thailand.