Thespesia populnea

Noun

1.

Thespesia populnea - pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds Synonyms: bendy tree, portia tree, seaside mahoe

bendy tree, genus Thespesia, portia tree, seaside mahoe, Thespesia, tulipwood tree