Record Number
6389
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland. ex Corrêa
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Thespesia in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Thespesia in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Hibiscus bacciferus J.G. Forster, Hibiscus populneus L., Malvaviscus populneus (L.) Gaertn.
Vernacular Names
Milo, Pacific rose-wood, portia tree (En). Indonesia: baru laut (general), salimuli (Moluccas), waru lot (Javanese). Malaysia: baru, baru-baru (general), bebaru (Sarawak). Philippines: banalo (Tagalog). Thailand: po kamat phrai (south-western).
Distribution
Pantropical along sea coasts, occasionally planted inland.
Author(s)
Balu Perumal
Correct Citation of this Article
Perumal, B., 1998. Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland. ex Corrêa. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea
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