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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Unbuilt area, vicinity of Stock Island Botanical Garden.
Description Young tree.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 29310
Collection Date 22 Oct 1965
Accession Number 67358
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Marco Island, N end. 25° 58' 21" N 81° 43' 44" W
Description Large tree in abundant fruit.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 27758
Collection Date 23 Oct 1964
Accession Number 61923
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: W. Webb,
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sanibel Island. Along FL 897. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Collector W. Webb 22
with S. Todd, J. Carlton
Collection Date 29 Jun 1972
Accession Number 102736
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Middle Captiva [Island]. 26° 31' 19" N 82° 11' 21" W
Description Tree 7 m tall, 1 dm diameter; flowers yellow to purplish.
Habitat Roadside thicket.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. C. Brumbach 9278
Collection Date 23 Jun 1977
Accession Number 134482
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Plantation Key, ocean side. 24° 58' 34" N 80° 33' 8" W
Habitat Undergrowth in a Casuarina planting.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector O. K. Lakela 31624
with L. Pardue
Collection Date 27 Aug 1968
Accession Number 84098
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Key Biscayne, Cape Florida State Park, at S end of island. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Description Tree.
Habitat Edge of Casuarina thicket.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector W. T. Gillis 8900
Collection Date 14 Feb 1970
Accession Number 91328
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : On property of Montgomery Foundation, E of Old Cutler Road at a point E of the end of SW 120th Street, ca. 3 mi. S of South Miami. T55S, R41E, Sec. 18, NW¼ of NW¼. 25° 39' 28" N 80° 16' 54" W
Habitat Disturbed pine rockland.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector S. L. Orzell 23445
with E.L. Bridges
Collection Date 18 Nov 1994
Accession Number 231242
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: B. K. Holst,
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Historic spanish Point, in Osprey W of US 41. 27° 11' 46" N 82° 29' 25" W
Description Tree ca. 4-5 m tall with persistent leathery, round, pendent fruits.
Habitat Along shore.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector M. E. Nolan 78
Collection Date 23 Apr 1997
Accession Number 229999
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : North Key Largo, 6.5 mi. from US 1 on FL 905. 27° 54' 34" N 82° 47' 14" W
Habitat Coastal strand (rocky) and tropical hammock.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector O. K. Lakela 31771
with R.W. Long, L. Pardue, M. Meagher
Collection Date 18 Jan 1969
Accession Number 85119
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Everglades City. 25° 57' 18" N 80° 44' 41" W
Description Plant exposed by erosion.
Habitat Coastal strand; [escaping in] landscaped area.
Reproductive State
Collector O. K. Lakela 31409
with F. Almeda, L. Pardue
Collection Date 11 May 1968
Accession Number 83086
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Little Pine Key.
Habitat Remnant pineland on interior mixed with subtropical hammock growth; much Bumelia [Sideroxylon], Metopium, Piscidia, Eugenia, Thrinax. Island completely surrounded by mangrove marsh.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. W. Long 2628
with F. Almeda, R. Broome, K. Whitney
Collection Date 04 Jun 1967
Accession Number 82416
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Big Coppit Key; cross road with US 1.
Habitat Beach hammock.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector R. W. Long 2135
with G.N. Avery, J. De Boer, R. Hebert, G. Mills
Collection Date 07 Aug 1966
Accession Number 76007
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : North Key Largo, ca. 3 mi. from left turn off US 1. 27° 54' 34" N 82° 47' 14" W
Description Flowers yellow.
Habitat Coral limestone; with Elaphrium [Bursera simaruba], Swietenia, Dalbergia, Gouania, among others.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector G. R. Cooley 9298
with J.R. Eaton, O. Lakela
Collection Date 13 Oct 1962
Accession Number 53979
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Bingham Island, FL 80. 27° 59' 36" N 82° 12' 30" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. M. Krofta 11
Collection Date 01 Aug 1988
Accession Number 198294
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : N end of John U. Lloyd State Park, 2.5 mi. N of FL A1A at Dania. T50S, R42E, Sec. 24. 26° 3' 0" N 80° 7' 60" W
Habitat Roadside thicket.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 10603
with R.P. Sauleda
Collection Date 19 Oct 1985
Accession Number 188244
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park. Daniel's Point. T52S, R28E, Sec. 35, SE¼. 25° 52' 6" N 81° 29' 21" W
Habitat Shell mound.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. Bishop
with K. Alvarez
Collection Date 26 Mar 2003
Accession Number 239478
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : N end of Summerland Key, 1.6 mi. N of US 1. T66S, R28E, Sec. 23, SE¼ of NE¼.
Habitat Thickets and open areas bordering road and mangroves.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Collector B. F. Hansen 10688
with J. Hansen, R.P. Sauleda, D.K. Sauleda
Collection Date 20 Oct 1985
Accession Number 188889
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Collier Co. : Vicinity of the Illinois Motel, vacant block on FL 29.
Habitat Much disturbed.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector O. K. Lakela 30762
with F. Almeda
Collection Date 21 Apr 1967
Accession Number 79954
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: A. R. Franck, 01-May-2014
Determination History
Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Sugarloaf Key; along C-939, 0.5 km S of US 1, 0.6 km E of Johnson Road. 24° 39' 23" N 81° 31' 1" W
Habitat Edge of coastal hammock.
Reproductive State Bud
Collector A. R. Franck 2505
Collection Date 25 Nov 2010
Accession Number 256438
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Cayo Costa State Park. At Quarantine station. T43S, R21E, Sec. 6, NW¼ of SW¼ of NW¼.
Description Exotic tree to be removed.
Reproductive State
Collector A. Bishop
Collection Date 10 Jun 2003
Accession Number 271657
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Sarasota Co. : Edwards Islands, Roberts Bay, Sarasota; 0.5 km S of Siesta Drive. 27° 17' 55" N 82° 32' 47" W
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector A. R. Franck 3289
with S. Burbol
Collection Date 20 Apr 2014
Accession Number 272681
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: A. R. Franck, 25 jul 2014
Determination History
Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Estero Bay Preserve State Park. Near abandoned boats. T46S, R24E, Sec. 18. 26° 26' 17" N 81° 48' 24" W
Reproductive State
Collector S.W. Braem
Collection Date 18 Oct 2007
Accession Number 274767
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: C. D. Adams, 1963
Locality Jamaica. Surrey Co. , St. Andrew Par. : Port Royal.
Description Rare, seen once; flowerse yellow becoming red with age; 10-12 ft. tree.
Reproductive State Bud Flower Fruit
Elevation 0 to m
Collector M. R. Crosby
with H.A. Hespenheide, W.R. Anderson
Collection Date 19 Jul 1963
Accession Number 97119
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: C. D. Adams, 1963
Locality Jamaica. Cornwall Co. , Trelawny Par. : White Bay.
Description Abundant, large bushes to 12 ft. tall; calyx green; corolla light yellow, tinged with red on inside; style and stigma light yellow; fruit very dark brown.
Reproductive State Bud
Elevation 0 to m
Collector M. R. Crosby
with W.R. Anderson
Collection Date 12 Aug 1963
Accession Number 97014
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality Jamaica. Surrey Co. , Portland Par. : Ca. 1/2 way between Long Bay and Manchioneal. 18° 3' 16" N 76° 16' 59" W
Description Tree to 4 m.
Habitat Active coastal area.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector R. P. Wunderlin
with R. Gustafson
Collection Date 31 Jan 1980
Accession Number 150111
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Martin Co. : 27° 4' 54" N 80° 23' 54" W
Habitat Weedy coastal.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. O. Woodbury
Collection Date Apr 1990
Accession Number 284094
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
Description Native; large shrub; flowers bright yellow, turning orange-bronze with age.
Reproductive State
Collector W. T. Gillis 8306
Collection Date 26 Jun 1969
Accession Number 97937
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: Lakela,
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Palm Beach. 27° 56' 21" N 82° 23' 52" W
Reproductive State
Collector O. K. Lakela 85
Collection Date 06 Mar 1963
Accession Number 54954
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: Illegible determiner name, Jan 1981
Locality Dominican Republic. Distrito Nacional Isla La Piedra, local name Isla Los Pinos; off coast at town of Boca Chica, near Puerto Andres. 18° 16' 30" N 69° 38' 0" W
Description 2 to 3 m tall; several small trees; fruits green to brown and mature with carpels open.
Habitat On island; sand and coralline rock from harbor; grassy with Causarina and with mangroves along NW edge.
Reproductive State
Collector M. Mejía
with T. Zanoni
Collection Date 25 Sep 1980
Accession Number 179032
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: Wunderlin, 1983
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Hibiscus tiliaceus L. - Determined By: E. K. Ramcharan,
Locality Trinidad & Tobago. Trinidad Manzanilla Bay.
Habitat Seashore.
Reproductive State
Collector E. K. Ramcharan
Collection Date 22 Nov 1977
Accession Number 168129
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Nov 1992
Locality Dominica. St. John Par. : Edge of Indian River, Prince Rupert Bay.
Description Flowers yellow, turning salmon-orange; locally common tree 25 ft.
Habitat At mouth of river and at coastal highway; brackish water, disturbed soil; river margin, brackish water.
Reproductive State
Collector S. R. Hill
with R. Wagenseil
Collection Date 04 Aug 1992
Accession Number 207007
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: Alain, 1972
Locality Dominican Republic. El Seibo Prov. Miches. 18° 55' 0" N 69° 0' 0" W
Description Tree, 5-6 m high, much branched; flowers cream-colored; common.
Habitat In coastal thickets.
Reproductive State
Collector A. H. Liogier
Collection Date Jun 13-14 1972
Accession Number 186878
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: N. Chevalier,
Locality Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman Island Near Casa Bertmar on Church Street, outside of Georgetown.
Description Shrub; corollas red and some yellow; 3 m.
Habitat Upper beach; full sunlight.
Reproductive State
Collector N. Chevalier
Collection Date 16 Aug 1971
Accession Number 100032
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality Puerto Rico. Ponce Mun. : Playa de Ponce. 17° 58' 44" N 66° 37' 12" W
Habitat Filled site with concrete rubble shoreline.
Reproductive State
Collector B. H. Lenz
Collection Date Aug 2-3 2016
Accession Number 288070
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality St. Lucia. Esperance Bay. 14° 5' 0" N 61° 53' 60" W
Description Tree to 5 m, fruit spherical.
Habitat Shoreline with Hippomane mancinella, Tabebuia pallida, Eythroxylon sp.; at sea level.
Reproductive State
Collector B. Benz
with L. Jn. Pierre
Collection Date 02 Feb 1987
Accession Number 193986
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality Bahamas. New Providence Island Northern Andros Island. 24° 25' 60" N 77° 57' 0" W
Habitat In pine yards, low and high coppice, and along roadsides.
Reproductive State
Collector R. W. Long
Collection Date Jun 14-16 1965
Accession Number 65949
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa - Determined By: J. N. Burch,
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Punta Rassa.
Habitat Coastal strand.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. N. Burch
Collection Date 20 Jul 2000
Accession Number 289924
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Gasparilla Island State Park. 26° 48' 17" N 82° 16' 36" W
Habitat Shell mound.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector K. Alvarez
with T. Hintgen
Collection Date 20 Sep 2004
Accession Number 296248
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Terra Ceia Preserve State Park. TC40, Harbor Key.
Description Invading several locations.
Habitat Coastal berm.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector T. Muzyczka
Collection Date 15 Dec 2016
Accession Number 297434
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. ex Correa
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Homestead. 25° 28' 7" N 80° 28' 39" W
Habitat Dry sand.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector M. Mulvania
Collection Date 12 Jun 1930
Accession Number 296935
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Thespesia populnea
Family Name Malvaceae
Currently Accepted Name Thespesia populnea (L.) Sol. - Determined By: Liesner, 1975
Locality Belize. Belize Distr. Belize City Dump; 1.5 mi. W of city limits on W highway. 17° 15' 0" N 88° 45' 0" W
Description Shrub 4 m tall.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 0 to m
Collector R. L. Liesner
with J. Dwyer
Collection Date 22 Jan 1974
Accession Number 120190
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