Thespesia populnea.  Also called Umbrella tree as the tree from far looks
like an open umbrella. The tree looks very beautiful when in flower.   The
yellow flowers in the morning changes the color to orangishh yellow in the
evening.  The tree is propagated by seeds as well as cuttings.

Regards,

Mani.

On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 7:46 PM, tanay bose <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thespesia populnea commonly known as "Paras Peepul" and "Portia tree " in
> english
> Tanay
>
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 3:10 PM, shrikant ingalhalikar <
> [email protected]> wrote:
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>> Thespesia populnea of Malvaceae. Regards, Shrikant
>>
>> On Oct 18, 2:25 pm, Pranoti Joshi <[email protected]> wrote:
>> > plz help in in Id.......
>> > I found it in Mauritius at sea level.......photos are not good, but will
>> it
>> > help in identification?
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>> > *Regards,
>> > Pranoti Joshi*
>> >
>> > *Be a responsible Tourists -
>> > Don’t leave anything behind except foot steps, and don’t take anything
>> > except memories....*
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