Both trees are classified as part of the Malvaceae family, and both exhibit obvious floral characteristics of that family. Thespesia has a seed capsule that is a flattened disc ringed with seeds, and Hibiscus tileaceus has the classic Hibiscus seed capsule, "heart" shaped and five-chambered.
-bs On Aug 11, 2009, at 9:15 PM, Chithra V wrote: > Are Thespesia populnea and Hibiscus tileaceus related? How? > Chithra > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
