Thespesia

Thespesia
noun
a small genus of tropical trees including the portia tree
• Syn: ↑genus Thespesia
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Malvaceae, ↑family Malvaceae, ↑mallow family
• Member Meronyms: ↑portia tree, ↑bendy tree, ↑seaside mahoe, ↑Thespesia populnea

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\\theˈspēzh(ē)ə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, feminine of thespesios marvelous, divine, literally, told by a god; akin to Greek theos god and to enepein, ennepein to tell, speak — more at the-
: a small genus of tropical trees (family Malvaceae) having undivided leaves and large bracted flowers with a nearly simple style and 5-celled ovary — see portia tree

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  • Thespesĭa — (T. Correa), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Malvaceae Hibisceae, Monadelphie, Polyandrie L.; Arten: T. populnea, Baum in Ostindien, mit großen, gelben, am [503] Grunde rothen Blumen. Aus dem weißen Holz fertigt man musikalische Instrumente,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Thespesĭa — Corr., Gattung der Malvazeen, Bäume mit ganzen Blättern, meist großen, einzeln achselständigen Blüten und fast beerenartigen oder holzigen Kapseln. Von den wenigen Arten im tropischen Asien und Polynesien liefert T. populnea Corr., eine… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Thespesia —   Thespesia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Thespesia — taxobox name = Thespesia image caption = Thespesia populnea regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Malvales familia = Malvaceae genus = Thespesia genus authority = Sol. ex Correa… …   Wikipedia

  • Thespesia — ID 84029 Symbol Key THESP Common Name thespesia Family Malvaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, HI, PR, VI Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Thespesia garckeana — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots …   Wikipedia

  • THESPESIA POPULNEA (L.) SOLAND. - ТЕСПЕЗИЯ ТОПОЛЕВАЯ — см. 621. Дерево. Т. populnea (L.) Soland. Т. тополевая ex Corrẽa in Ann. Mus. Paris 9 (1907) 290. Burkill (1935) 2153. Dalziel (1937) 133. S у n. Hibiscus populneus L.; Malvaviscus populneus Gaertn.; Thespesia macrophylla Blume; Tk. banalo… …   Справочник растений

  • Thespesia garckeana —   Thespesia garckeana …   Wikipedia Español

  • Thespesia populnea — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Porcher. MIRO …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Thespesia populnea — taxobox name = Portia tree regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Malvales familia = Malvaceae genus = Thespesia species = T. populnea binomial = Thespesia populnea binomial… …   Wikipedia

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