Description:
Malvaceae (mallow family) »
Thespesia populnea thess-PEE-zee-uh -- from the Greek thespios (marvelous, divine) pop-ULL-nee-uh -- pertaining to or similar to Populus (poplar) commonly known as: aden apple, bhendi tree, cork tree, Indian tulip tree, John-Bull tree, king of flowers, large-leaved tulip tree, mangrove, milo (in Hawaii), Pacific rosewood, portia tree, seaside mahoe (in Florida), umbrella tree • Bengali: gajashundi, palaspipal, poresh • Gujarati: પારસ પિપળૉ paras piplo • Hindi: bhendi, gajadanda, पारस पीपल paras-pipal, parsipu, porush • Kannada: arasi, bangali • Malayalam: puvarasu • Marathi: आष्ट Aashta, आस Aas, पारस भेंडी paras-bhendi, पारोसा पिंपळ parosa pimpal, पिंपरणी pimparani, पिंपरी pimpari • Sanskrit: पार्श्वपिप्पल parshwapippal • Tamil: poovarasam, portung, பூவரசு puvarasu • Telugu: గంగరావి gangaravi Origin: India.. an evergreen bushy tree.. grows to 40 ft or more with a spread of 10-20 ft.. has heart-shaped leaves and cup-shaped yellow flowers that are produced intermittently throughout the year in warm climates.. flower has a maroon eye that ages to purple.. followed by apple-shaped fruit. References:
Flowers of India •
Dave's Garden •
Zipcode Zoo •
EcoPort. Date: 22 April 2007, 16:07. Source:
Indian Tulip tree. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location
19° 15′ 41.55″ N, 72° 51′ 35.76″ E View all coordinates using:
OpenStreetMap 19.261542; 72.859933.