Yes Muthu ji it is common to confuse the two. Perhaps these points should help
Thespesia ppopulnea Hibibcus tiliaceous now Talipariti tiliaceum Stipules linear-lanceolate, 5-8 mm long Stipules foliaceous, clasping stem, 1-3 cm long Flowers solitary axillary Flowers clustered at ends of branches Pedicel jointed Pedicel not jointed Epicalyx segments 3 Epicalyx cupular, 7-12 toothed Staminal column 1 cm long Staminal column 3 cm long Capsule 5-celled, 2-4 seeds in each cell 10 celled, seeds many -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Initially I confused this tree with *Thespesia populena*. Thanks for > sharing sir. > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Tanay Bose <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks for letting me know the new name change for >> this species >> Tanay >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 8:03 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell, Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 23: 258, >>> 2001 >>> syn: Hibiscus tiliaceous L. >>> >>> Common names: Beach hibiscus, cotton tree, Hawaiian tree hibiscus, >>> linden hibiscus, mahoe, ountain mahoe, sea >>> hibiscus >>> >>> >>> Evergreen shrub or small tree with ovate to orbicular unlobed leaves 7-20 >>> cm long, large stipules; flowers clustered near ends of branches, epicalyx >>> forming a 7-12-toothed cup; petals up to 7 cm long, yellowish or white when >>> young with brownish red base, fading to orange-yellow to deep red; staminal >>> column included. >>> >>> Photographed from Delhi University campus. >>> * >>> * >>> >>> -- >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Tanay Bose* >> Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. >> Department of Botany. >> University of British Columbia . >> 3529-6270 University Blvd. >> Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) >> Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) >> 604-822-2019 (Lab) >> 604-822-6089 (Fax) >> [email protected] >> *Webpages:* >> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html >> http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html >> https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ >> >> >> > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Care Earth Trust > #15, second main road, > Thillai ganga nagar, > Chennai - 600 061 > Mob: 0091 96268 33911 > www.careearthtrust.org > >
