Thespesia populnea(L.) Sol. ex Corrêa [family MALVACEAE ]
Related name
Thespesia populnea
Common name
àdeŋkra (FRI; KD) fε (KD) fεt∫o (FRI) fez (FRI) (GHANA, GA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
tamsi (?) (Bunting fide FRI) (GHANA, AHANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
eijan (FRI fide JMD) (GHANA, ANYI-SEHWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
ayedru (Bunting fide FRI) bebσsenye (FRI) bσbσsenya (FRI) (GHANA, TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
portia tree; false rosewood; Pacific rosewood; fountain tree; umbrella tree (India); Indian tulip tree; African tulip tree (wrongly, Ainslie)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
bois de rose de l’Océanie (Berhaut)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
adσmba (FRI; E&A) frefi (BD&H; FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-FANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
the timber - Seychelles rosewood (India, Chadha); Polynesia rosewood (Hawaii, Quisumbing)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
Flora
Entry for THESPESIA populnea (L.) Solander ex Correa [family MALVACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
THESPESIA populnea(L.) Solander ex Correa [family MALVACEAE], (1807). Fig. 35 D, E.
Information
Shrub or tree up to 10 m tall, all parts with scale-like hairs. Leaves with 4–11 cm long petiole; blade ovate-cordate, up to 15 x 12 cm, acute to acuminate. Flowers solitary; pedicels 2.5–9 cm long. Epicalyx bracts 3, 2–12 mm long, lanceolate to triangular, inserted at base of calyx, falling off quickly. Calyx 7–15 mm long, entire or with short widely spaced teeth. Petals 5–8 cm long, yellow with red base, not or inconspicuously gland-dotted. Fruit a subglobose leathery berry, up to 3 cm in diam.
Range
Planted as an ornamental along the coast, at least in Cadale (S2) widespread on tropical beaches.
