Kleinhovia hospita

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Malaya, Philippines, Java

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Collyrium, Cyanogenetic, Eruption, Eyesight

Science studied: BETULIN

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Sterculiaceae

Scientific name: Kleinhovia hospita

Common names: Guest Tree, Guest-tree (EN), Madadjani, Madudiu, Tan-Ag, Timoho, Tra đỏ, fūsen-akame-gashiwa, fūsen-akame-gashiwa, guest tree, guest-tree, timanga pohostinná, フウセンアカメガシワ, 克蘭樹, 鹧鸪麻属

POWO: 824074-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Malaya, Philippines, Java, Elsewhere.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Collyrium
• Cyanogenetic
• Eruption
• Eyesight
• Pediculicide
• Piscicide
• Poison
• Scabies

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Malaya
• Philippines
• Java
• Elsewhere

Documented cultural uses

• Collyrium
• Cyanogenetic
• Eruption
• Eyesight
• Pediculicide
• Piscicide
• Poison
• Scabies
• Eye
• Shampoo
• Skin

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Collyrium · Malaya · "
• Cyanogenetic · Philippines · "
• Eruption · Philippines · "
• Eyesight · Philippines · "
• Pediculicide · Java · "
• Piscicide · Philippines · "
• Poison · Philippines · "
• Scabies · Philippines · "
• Pediculicide · Philippines · "
• Eye · Elsewhere · "
• Shampoo · Philippines · "
• Skin · Philippines · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Kleinhospitine E and Cycloartane Triterpenoids from Kleinhovia hospita. · 2018 source ↗
• Potential Roles of <i>Kleinhovia hospita</i> L. Leaf Extract in Reducing Doxorubicin Acute Hepatic, Cardiac and Renal Toxicities in Rats. · 2017 source ↗
• Effects of dietary Kleinhovia hospita and Leucaena leucocephala leaves on rumen fermentation and microbial population in goats fed treated rice straw. · 2017 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BETULIN

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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