Seaside Mahoe (4018891201)

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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 • Kannada: arasi, bangali • Malayalam: ചിലാന്തി cilaanthi, പൃപ്പരുത്തി prapparuththi, പൃവരശ് pravaras • Marathi: आष्ट aashta, आस aas, पारस भेंडी paras-bhendi, पारोसा पिंपळ parosa pimpal, पार्श्वपिंपळ parshvapimpal, पिंपरणी pimparani, पिंपरी pimpari • Sanskrit: पार्श्वपिप्पल parshwapippal • Tamil: பூவரசு puvarasu • Telugu: గంగరావి gangaravi Native to: India References: Flowers of India • Dave's Garden • Zipcode Zoo • EcoPort. Date: 13 October 2009, 15:49. Source: Seaside Mahoe. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.