Herbarium JCB

Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa

Family : MALVACEAE
Family (As per The Plant List) : Malvaceae
Species : Thespesia populnea
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Common name : Portia Tree
Vernacular name : Haripacchu (San.); Paraspeepal, Parsipu (Hin.); Hoovarasi, Bugari mara (Kan.)
Collection Nos : CJS 9904, CJS 18323, KFP 10961
Key identification features : An evergreen and fairly large, quick-growing tree. Leaves are simple, alternate, long-petioled and heart-shaped with 5-7 prominent nerves and with the apex drawn out. Flowers are single or in pairs in leaf axil, 8 cm long and 4-5 cm across, bell-shaped, pale yellow with purple base, slowly changing to purple on withering. Fruits are globose capsules, which turn brown on drying. Bark is brown, furrowed and lenticeled.
Habit : Tree
Native : India, Africa, Pacific Isles
Comments : Often planted as avenue tree. Young parts exude an yellow sap.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bagalkot, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chamrajnagar, Chikamagalur, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Yadgir
Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Saldanha, 1984; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Bangalore; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi