Maniltoa grandiflora (A. Gray) Scheff.

Perennial, Trees, Woody throughout, Stems erect or ascending, Stems greater than 2 m tall, Stems solid, Stems or young twigs glabrous or sparsely glabrate, Leaves alternate, Leaves clustered on spurs or fasicles, Leaves petiolate, Stipules i nconspicuous, absent, or caducous, Stipules setiform, subulate or acicular, Stipules deciduous, Leaves compound, Leaves even pinnate, Leaf or leaflet margins entire, Leaflets opposite, Leaflets 4, Leaflets 5-9, Leaves glabrous or nearly so, Leaves coriaceous, Inflorescences racemes, Inflorescences spikes or spike-like, Inflorescences globose heads, capitate or subcapitate, Inflorescence sessile or subsessile, Inflorescence axillary, Bracts conspicuously present, Bracteoles present, Flowers actinomorphic or somewhat irregular, Calyx glabrous, Petals separate, Petals white, Petals ochroleucous, cream colored, Stamens numerous, more than 10, Stamens completely free, separate, Filaments glabrous, Style terete, Reduced cleistogamous flowers produced, Fruit a legume, Fruit stipitate, Fruit unilocular, Fruit indehiscent, Fruit oblong or ellipsoidal, Fruit orbicular to subglobose, Fruit fleshy, Fruit coriaceous or becoming woody, Fruit exserted from calyx, Fruit glabrous or glabrat e, Fruit 1-seeded, Seeds embedded in gummy or spongy pulp, Seeds ovoid to rounded in outline, Seed surface smooth, Seeds olive, brown, or black.

Maniltoa grandiflora is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. Common names includes handkerchief tree and pokok sapu tangan. This plant has a synonym Maniltoa brawneodes. It can grow from 5 m to 15 m. The stem is straight, round, brown and sympodial. Its leaf is green, pinnate, elongate with smooth margin, and pointed at both ends, with dimension of 7–14 cm long, 3–8 cm wide with 1–1,5 cm long petiole. Its root develops from the radicle and is brownish white. The leaves, fruits, and bark of this plant contains saponin, flavonoid, dan polyphenol.