Thespesia
| Thespesia | |
|---|---|
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| Thespesia populnea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Tribe: | Gossypieae |
| Genus: | Thespesia Sol. ex Corrêa |
| Species | |
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18 species, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Armourea Lewton | |
Thespesia is a genus of 18 flowering shrubs and trees in the Hibiscus family, Malvaceae, although within the family they are more closely related to cotton plants (Gossypium). The genus is distributed from the South Pacific through Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Selected species
- Thespesia beatensis (Urb.) Fryxell (Beata Island, Dominican Republic)[2]
- Thespesia cubensis (Britton & P.Wilson) J.B.Hutch. (Cuba)[3]
- Thespesia danis Oliv. (eastern Africa)[4]
- Thespesia garckeana F.Hoffm. (Southern Africa)
- Thespesia grandiflora DC. - Maga (Puerto Rico)
- Thespesia lampas (Cav.) Dalzell
- Thespesia mossambicensis Exell & Hillcoat (Mozambique)
- Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa - Portia tree (Pantropical)
- Thespesia thespesioides (R.Br. ex Benth.) Fryxell[5]
References
- ↑ "Thespesia Sol. ex Corrêa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ↑ "Thespesia beatensis (Urb.) Fryxell". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2000-04-28. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ↑ "Thespesia cubensis (Britton & P. Wilson) J. B. Hutch.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1997-05-20. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ↑ "Thespesia danis Oliv.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1997-05-20. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ↑ "Species Records of Thespesia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
External links
Media related to Thespesia at Wikimedia Commons- Thespesia populnea at Australian native hibiscus and hibiscus like species.
Data related to Thespesia at Wikispecies
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