A deciduous, ornamental shrub or a small tree grow as high as 12 m with a girth up to 2.4 m. Leaves oblong or linear-oblong; flowers pale yellow to deep orange, arranged in few-flowered, corymbose racemes on short, lateral branches; capsules slightly curved, smooth; seeds winged.

Antibacterial (stem extract); mild relaxant, cordiotonic and choleretic (bark)

Tecomin and ß-sitosterol

In cancer and swellings, syphilis and eczema (bark)

Sharma PV. Classical Uses of Medicinal Plants.