Accession Data:
Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland. ex Correa
- Common Name: Portia Tree, Indian Tulip Tree
- Family: Malvaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Old World tropics, naturalized in New World
- Habitat: mangrove forest associations
- Description: This evergreen tree is bushy when young but thins out with age. It grows to 40 ft (12 m) or more with a spread of 10–20 ft (3–6 m). It has heart-shaped leaves and cup-shaped yellow flowers that are produced intermittently throughout the year in warm climates. Each flower has a maroon eye that ages to purple. This species grows well by the sea. Apparently switches to C4 photosynthesis in saline conditions.
- Culture: prune to maintain bushiness
- USDA Zone: 11-12
Accession Data:
- Accession # 199400004
- Source: Webster - Seed - 1/94
- Accession Date: 05-16-1994
- Bench: 1112 - AFR: Cola
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 02-26-2025
- Restrictions:
- Potentially Invasive Plant - Plants are not to leave Greenhouse!
- Potentially Invasive Plant - Plants are not to leave Greenhouse!
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid II
- Order: Malvales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Malvaceae
- SubFamily: Malvoideae
- Tribe: Gossypieae
- SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Benin / Ghana / Nigeria / Senegal / Togo / Eritrea / Somalia / Kenya / Tanzania / Mozambique / Comoros / Madagascar / Mauritius / Reunion / Seychelles / Hainan / China Southeast / Japan / Taiwan / India / Maldives / Sri Lanka / Andaman Is. / Cambodia / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Borneo / Jawa / Maluku / Malaya / Philippines / Sulawesi / Sumatera / New Guinea / Northern Territory / Queensland / Western Australia / Fiji / Vanuatu / Marquesas / Society Is. / Tuamotu / Caroline Is. / Mexico Gulf / Mexico Southeast / Costa Rica / Honduras / Nicaragua / Panama / Bahamas / Bermuda / Cayman Is. / Cuba / Dominican Republic / Haiti / Jamaica / Leeward Is. / Puerto Rico / Windward Is. / Venezuela / Colombia
References (external):
- Hibiscus.org
- Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 26 February 2015.
- Thespesia populnea at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, September 08, 2016.
data regenerated on Fri, 02 May 2025 15:00:20 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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W/C = Wild Collected
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