<p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Malvaceae&amp;w=91314344@N00&amp;m=tags&amp;s=int">Malvaceae</a> (mallow family) » <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Thespesiapopulnea&amp;w=91314344@N00&amp;m=tags&amp;s=int">Thespesia populnea</a></i>
</p><p><b>thess-PEE-zee-uh</b> -- from the Greek <i>thespios</i> (marvelous, divine)
<b>pop-ULL-nee-uh</b> -- pertaining to or similar to <i>Populus</i> (poplar)
</p><p><b>commonly known as</b>: aden apple, bhendi tree, cork tree, Indian tulip tree, John-Bull tree, king of flowers, large-leaved tulip tree, mangrove, milo (in Hawaii), Pacific rosewood, portia tree, seaside mahoe (in Florida), umbrella tree • <b>Bengali</b>: gajashundi, palaspipal, poresh • <b>Gujarati</b>: પારસ પિપળૉ paras piplo • <b>Hindi</b>: bhendi, gajadanda, पारस पीपल paras-pipal, parsipu, porush • <b>Kannada</b>: arasi, bangali • <b>Malayalam</b>: puvarasu • <b>Marathi</b>: आष्ट Aashta, आस Aas, पारस भेंडी paras-bhendi,  पारोसा पिंपळ parosa pimpal, पिंपरणी pimparani, पिंपरी pimpari • <b>Sanskrit</b>: पार्श्वपिप्पल parshwapippal • <b>Tamil</b>: poovarasam, portung, பூவரசு puvarasu • <b>Telugu</b>: గంగరావి gangaravi
</p><p><b>Origin</b>: India
</p><p>... in many parts of the Pacific ... ripe fruit, pounded with coconut oil, cures lice  ... dried pods are roasted and ground for beverage.
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<b>References</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Indian%20Tulip%20Tree.html">Flowers of India</a> • <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/56167/index.html">Dave's Garden</a> • <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://zipcodezoo.com/plants/t/thespesia_populnea.asp">Zipcode Zoo</a> • <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ecoport.org/ep?Plant=2075">EcoPort</a>
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/91314344@N00">Dinesh Valke</a> from Thane, India
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/2095677462/">Aden Apple</a>