*Thespesia populnea * (L.) Sol. ex Corrêa - *thess-PEE-zee-uh* -- from the Greek *thespios* (marvelous, divine) *pop-ULL-nee-uh* -- pertaining to or similar to *Populus* (poplar)
[image: Thespesia populnea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F482861130%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcN6u7jhyPnfh3Z77XThSPOyV44VA> Apr 22, 2007 somewhere in Mira-Bhayander area of Mumbai *commonly known as*: aden apple, bhendi tree, cork tree, Indian tulip tree, John-Bull tree, king of flowers, large-leaved tulip tree, milo (in Hawaii), Pacific rosewood, poor man's teak (in Tamilnadu, India), portia tree, seaside mahoe (in Florida), umbrella tree • *Bengali*: gajashundi, palaspipal, poresh • *Gujarati*: પારસ પિપળૉ paras piplo • *Hindi*: bhendi, gajadanda, पारस पीपल paras-pipal • *Kannada*: arasi, bangali • *Malayalam*: ചിലാന്തി cilaanthi, പൃപ്പരുത്തി prapparuththi, പൃവരശ് pravaras • *Marathi*: आष्ट aashta, आस aas, पारस भेंडी paras-bhendi, पारोसा पिंपळ parosa pimpal, पार्श्वपिंपळ parshvapimpal, पिंपरणी pimparani, पिंपरी pimpari • *Sanskrit*: पार्श्वपिप्पल parshwapippal • *Tamil*: பூவரசு puvarasu • *Telugu*: గంగరావి gangaravi *Native of*: India - [image: Parshwapippal (Sanskrit: पार्श्वपिप्पल)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2095676520%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcBSxuqMOTMDlkxybKwMxCtJzrRSA>... Dec 8, 2007 at Sagar Upvan, Colaba, Mumbai - [image: Paras Bhendi (Marathi: पारस भेंडी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2095794760%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfuev70d_8POnV0etugEYEFSbLQ0A>... Dec 8, 2007 at Sagar Upvan, Colaba, Mumbai - [image: Pimpari (Marathi: पिंपरी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3957722897%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzemEg4r4GEgAbY1-B7YsP2parTq3g>... Sep 26, 2009 at Pooja Farms (Resort) near Kolad - [image: Poresh (in Bengali)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4018888111%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeoDzv1-2FRVrchh9C378enK2GGgA>... Oct 13, 2009 at Vaghbil, Thane - [image: gajadanda (in Hindi)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5242886759%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdmJw4_1HtT201yfaEcw3J1Bpg9kw>... Dec 7, 2010 at Vaghbil, Thane - ... more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Thespesiapopulnea&m=tags Regards. Dinesh
