Common name : Cork Tree
Scientific name :Millingtonia hortensis Linn. F.
Family : BIGNONIACEAE
Place of origin : Thailand, Burma.
Other names: Kasalong, Kadsalong (Northern Region), Tek
Tongpo (Karen-Kanchanaburi), Peep (Central Region).
General characteristics : It is a medium to large sized
perennial tree with a trunk approximately 10–20 meters tall. The bark is colored. Gray,
rough, leaves form in clusters. The leaves are round and oval. The leaf edges are
smooth. The leaf base is rounded on the underside. The leaf veins are clearly visible.
The flowers come out in a bouquet. Upright, tubular in shape, about 2-3 inches long,
white mixed with yellow, 2 centimeters in size. The petals are 5-pointed at the end. In
the middle of the flower there are stamens. And the pistil is attached to the inside
near the mouth of the fruit pipe and looks like a flat pod. Inside there are flat seeds