Thespesia populnea
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Thespesia populnea {Malvaceae} Portia Tree, Indian Tulip Tree Old World tropics, naturalized in New World 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.
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| Page title: | Thespesia populnea {Malvaceae} Portia Tree, Indian Tulip Tree |
| Keywords: | Thespesia populnea Portia Tree, Indian Tulip Tree Old World tropics, naturalized in New World Malvaceae |
| Description: | EEB Greenhouse Accession Data for Thespesia populnea |
| IP-address: | 137.99.46.57 |
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| NS | Name Servers: MSB-CACHE.NET.UCONN.EDU 137.99.25.11 HBL-CACHE.NET.UCONN.EDU 137.99.203.22 |
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| Date | activated: 18-Aug-1987 last updated: 07-Jun-2013 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |