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Thespesia acutiloba

Thespesia acutiloba, lemon yellow hibiscus-like flowers in late summer. (Photo Geoff Nichols)
Common names: small-leaved portia tree, wild tulip tree, small-leaved tulip tree (Eng.); kleinblaarportiaboom, kleinblaartulpboom, wildetulpboom (Afr.); umthombe (i
Family: Malvaceae

... Festus Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden January 2017 Thespesia acutiloba is a low-growing, semi-deciduous tree; it ... and bright red when mature in late summer and autumn. Thespesia acutiloba occurs naturally in coastal Mozambique ... and Blackbellied Starlings, and Crowned Hornbill. Thespesia Thespesia acutiloba is known to withstand long ...

02 / 01 / 2017 | Benjamin Festus | Kirstenbosch NBG
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