Portia tree
Thespesia populnea
Family: Malvaceae Genus: Thespesia Species: populnea
Synonyms: Malvaviscus populneus, Thespesia altissima, Thespesia populnea var. macrocarpa, Hibiscus baccifer, Thespesia populnea var. rheedei, Bupariti populnea, Bupariti altissima, Parita populneus, Thespesia populnea var. typica, Hibiscus macrophyllus, Thespesia populnea var. bynoeana, Hibiscus blumei, Thespesia macrophylla, Hibiscus populneus, Hibiscus litoreus, Hibiscus populifolius
Portia tree (en)
Thespesia populnea — flower
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Thespesia populnea — flower
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Thespesia populnea — flower
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Thespesia populnea — flower
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Thespesia populnea — flower
Botanical Description
Flower: Conspicuous
Foliage: Texture: medium
Native Region: Aldabra, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China Southeast, Cocos (Keeling) Is., Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Fiji, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maldives, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niue, Oman, Philippines, Pitcairn Is., Queensland, Rodrigues, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Solomon Is., South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake I., Wallis-Futuna Is.
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