|
Home > Plants
> Malvaceae > Thespesia populnea
Family Malvaceae
INDIGENOUS or POLYNESIAN
INTRODUCTION
Thespesia populnea
PORTIA MILO
Common tree in sheltered coastal habitats. Wood & fiber was
used by Hawaiians, lending some to believe it was brought here by early
settlers. Native to Tropical Africa, Asia, Australia, &
Polynesia, and naturalized worldwide. |
|