R u sure Satishji? Because epicalyx is cup shaped and persistent in populnea as per my knowledge. It is not seen here. Flower is beautiful. Madhuri
--- On Sat, 10/9/11, Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Satish Phadke <drsmpha...@gmail.com> Subject: [efloraofindia:81018] Malvaceae week : Thespesia populnea To: "indiantreepix" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> Date: Saturday, 10 September, 2011, 2:15 PM Malvaceae week : Thespesia populneaModerate sized tree. Common in Konkan. Also observed planted as avnue tree in many cities with its dark green foliage.Flowers initially yellow with dark purple centre, later turn red orange. Marathi name : Paras Pimpal; Paras Bhendi. परस भेंडी Dr Phadke
