Evergreen shrub to tree to 25 m tall. Leaves 5-14 cm long, ovate to elliptic-oblong. Flowers in spherical heads surrounded by whorl of 12-20 conspicuous pink to bright red bracts, 1.5-2.5 cm across. Fruits in woody spherical heads 1.5-2.5 cm across.
Ecology
Evergreen forest 600-1000 m altitude.
Distribution
S China, NE Myanmar, W Thailand, N Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
Uses
Occasionally planted in parks or roadsides at higher altitudes in Java.