SimplePlant

Malvaceae

Guest tree

Kleinhovia hospita L.

Family
Malvaceae
Genus
Kleinhovia

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Guest tree: Bola - Kleinhovia hospita in Kolkata , West Bengal , India .
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (16)
Arabic
شجرة الضيف
ban
Katimaha
Cantonese
鷓鴣麻
Chinese
克兰树, 克蘭樹, 鷓鴣麻屬, 鹧鸪麻属, 面头叶, 面头棵, 面头糅, 馒头果
English
Guest tree
Filipino
Tan-ag, Biknong, Bitan-ag, Tagnag
gor
Bintalahe
Iloko
Biknong
Javanese
Katimaha
Malayalam
പപ്പടമരം
Persian
کلینهویا هسپیتا
Portuguese
Kleinhovia
pwn
Kataljap
Russian
Клейнховия
Sundanese
Tangkolo
Vietnamese
Tra đỏ, Chi Tra đỏ

Synonyms

  • Cattimarus hospitus (L.) Kuntze
  • Grewia meyeniana Walp.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced

Photos

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.