Accession Data
Thespesia populnea
Common Name: Portia Tree, Indian Tulip Tree
Family: Malvaceae
Country of Origin: Old World tropics, naturalized in New World
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.
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 11-12
Accession #: 199400004
Accession Date: 1994-05-16 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 1112
Quantity: 2
Source: Webster - Seed - 1/94
Culture: prune to maintain bushiness
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eurosid II
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
SubFamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Gossypieae
Flowering Data:
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References
- 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.
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