Portia tree, Indian tulip (species: Thespesia populneoides) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)

Plantae > Viridaeplantae > Streptophyta > Tracheophyta > Spermatophytina > Angiospermae > Magnoliopsida > Rosanae > Malvales > Malvaceae > Thespesia > Thespesia populneoides (gallery)

Thespesia populneoides

Portia tree, Indian tulip

©Anne: Leaves of Thespesia populneoides at Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.

©Anne: Lower stems and leaves of Thespesia populneoides at Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.

©Anne: Thespesia populneoides tree about 4 m high at Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.

Kingdom Plantae

Division Tracheophyta

Class Magnoliopsida

Order Malvales

Family Malvaceae

Genus Thespesia

Species Thespesia populneoides

Colours

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Plantae: Cottonwood Hibiscus (species: Hibiscus tiliaceus)
Plantae: species: Thespesia populnea
lacks domatia on underside of leaf, or if present, 4 or less inconspicuous ones near petiole junction (Keybase accessed 10 Nov 2019, link below)

Byrnes, N.B., S.L. Everist, S.T. Reynolds, A. Specht and R.L. Specht (1977). The vegetation of Lizard Island, North Queensland, Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland, 88: 1-15. LIRS catalog number 3.