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Thespesia populneoides (Roxb.) Kostel. (SE. Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal and N. Australia: Aldabra, Comoros, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Maluku, Mauritius, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., New Guinea, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia as per POWO)
(As per efi thread:
Thespesia populnea and Thespesia populneoides are similar in that they are both trees or shrubs with showy flowers, but they have some differences in their leaves, fruits, and seeds:
Leaves:
Thespesia populnea has heart-shaped leaves that are shiny and alternate, while
Thespesia populneoides has spirally arranged leaves that are light green and triangular heart-shaped.
Fruits:
Thespesia populnea has mature fruits that are easily broken, while
Thespesia populneoides has mature fruits that are not broken (outer fruit splitting into 5 segments, exposing indehiscent inner fruit) …
Thespesia populneoides fruit pedicels are normally long and often hanging.
Seeds:
Thespesia populnea has broadly ovate seeds, while 
Thespesia populneoides has narrowly ovate seeds.
Reference: Fosberg, F. Raymond; Sachet, Marie-He´le`ne (1972) – Thespesia populnea (L.) Solander ex Corrêa and Thespesia populneoides (Roxburgh) Kosteletsky (Malvaceae))

   

    

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BSI eFlora of India with details & keys (Volume 3- 1993) (Distribution):
Thespesia danis Oliver in Hook. (India: Tamil Nadu; Tropical Africa)
Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa (India: Throughout in coastal regions; often cultivated in interior areas)
Thespesia populneoides (Roxb.) Kostel. (India: Coasts of Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Myanmar, Indo-China, Malesia, Australia and Africa)
   var. lampas (India: Throughout in evergreen forests particularly on edges; Tropical E. Africa and S. & S.E . Asia)
   var. longisepala Borss. (India: Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Assam and Meghalaya; Malesia)

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Binomial Habit Notes References Distribution
Thespesia
lampas (Cav.) Dalz. ex Dalz. & Gibs		 Under shrub Western Ghats
& Eastern Ghats		 Flora of Tamil
Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983		 Coimbatore,
Madurai, Nilgiri, Salem, Tiruvannamalai, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Viluppuram
Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland ex Correa Large
Tree		 Along
Coast, also Cultivated		 Flora
of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983		 All
districts
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Botanical name Synonyms Family Common name
Thespesia lampas Azanza lampas, Hibiscus lampas Malvaceae Ban Kapas
Thespesia populnea Malvaceae Indian Tulip Tree
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Species with description & keys in Flora of China [Distribution other than China]:
Thespesia lampas (Cavanilles) Dalzell & A. Gibson [India, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; E Africa].
Thespesia populnea (Linnaeus) Solander ex Corrêa [Cambodia, India, Japan (Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands), Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; Africa; widely distributed in the tropics].
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Gardening in India By George Marshall Woodrow, G Marshall (1999)- Details-
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An Excursion Flora of Central Tamilnadu, India By K. M. Matthew (1995)- Details with keys–
Thespesia lampas
Thespesia populnea

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Flora of Eastern Ghats: Hill Ranges of South East India, Volume 1 By T. Pullaiah, D. Muralidhara Rao, K. Sri Ramamurthy (2003)- Details with keys –
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Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993)- Details-
Thespesia lampas

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Flora of Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, Chintala Prabhakar, B. Ravi Prasad Rao (1998)- Details-
Thespesia lampas

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Flora of Ranga Reddi District Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, M. Silar Mohammed (2000)- Details-
Thespesia populnea

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Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha (2003)- Details-
Thespesia lampas

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Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986)- Details-
Thespesia populnea

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Biodiversity in India, Volume 4 edited by T. Pullaiah (2006)- Details-
Thespesia populnea

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‎Thespesia page with images of species in efloraofindia : 1 post by 1 author.
Pl. go through ‎Thespesia page with images of species in efloraofindia (done by Bhagyashri ji).

If you find any mis-identification, pl. let us know.
If anybody can send images of other species of this genera (for incorporation in the website), it will be really nice. Also, if anybody is interested to take up the activity of inserting images on efloraofindia pages from efloraofindia posts, pl. let us know.

 

 
Updated on February 9, 2025

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