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Thespesia grandiflora DC.

Protologue Prodr. 1: 456 (sp. dub.). 1824 [mid Jan 1824]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted threatened
Thespesia grandiflora. 62275 B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 060.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora. 62275 B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 060.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora. 62275 B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 058.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora. 62275 B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 058.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora. 62275 B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 059.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora. 62275 B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 059.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora. 62275 B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 001.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora. 62275 B--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 16 Jan 03. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 117.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 117.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 118.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 118.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 116.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 116.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 122.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 122.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 106.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 106.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 123.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 123.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 108.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 108.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 124.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 124.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 114.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 114.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 125.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 125.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 110.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 110.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 109.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 109.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 119.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 119.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 121.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 121.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 107.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 107.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 111.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 111.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 115.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 115.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 120.jpg

Thespesia grandiflora--Hawaii. W Maui. Iao Valley trail. 24 Mch 08. 120.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Endemic to Puerto Rico; introduced into Dominican Republic, Honduras (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

March 24, 2008

Location

United States, Hawaii

Location Remarks

W Maui DT Fleming St Beach Park

Collectors

No collectors specified

62275 B

January 16, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Thespesia

Specific Epithet

grandiflora

Authorship

DC.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.4

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.4

Global rank

#115,341 of 335,497

Top 35%

Extinction probability

18%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →