PLANTS Profile for Thespesia populnea (Portia tree)

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Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa
Portia tree

Symbol:

THPO3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Malvaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I

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Photo of Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. India, Dehra Dun. Usage Requirements.

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Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

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Distribution:
Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

View 49 genera in Malvaceae, 2 species in Thespesia

Classification:
Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Malvales
Family	Malvaceae – Mallow family
Genus	Thespesia Sol. ex Corrêa – thespesia
Species	Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa – Portia tree

U.S. Weed Information:
Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

seaside mahoe

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

FLEPPC

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.

Introduced Information:
Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC+

FACU

FAC

FAC+

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 21762.

Related Web Sites:
Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa

Traditional Tree Initiative-Pacific Island Species Profiles

Time Generated: 09/23/2008 07:36 AM MDT