Yes Satish ji ... Selvalakshmi ji has put it "poplar-like" Pronounced as pop-ULL-nee-uh , the epithet *populnea* alludes to having leaves like that of poplar plant. The generic name *Thespesia*, pronounced as thess-PEE-zee-uh is derived from the Greek *thespesios* meaning divine or marvelous ... perhaps refers to the trees found planted near sacred buildings, churches in the Pacific islands.
Regards. On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 1:00 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > Poplar like...means > The leaves are like Poplar leaves; Heart shaped I suppose? > > > On 31 May 2010 11:36, nivi tha <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Etymology No.3 >> >> *Thespesia populnea >> >> Thespesia- *divine* (*commomly cultured round temples*) >> >> populnea*- poplar- like (ancient name of poplar 'arbor populi' " Tree of >> People") >> >> >> >> -- >> Selvalakshmi S. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" 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.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
