Thespesia trees have withstood heavy water-logging conditions at the planting sites along the Taramani, Perungudi and Velachery MRTS stations.” Published - January 18, 2020 05:20 pm IST.

Both trees are well suited to coastal locations with slightly alkaline soil that drains well. Milo’s generic name Thespesia is derived from the Greek word thespesios which means divine.

But rarely is the temple recalled in the context of the 24-odd tree species—Vilayati Chinch ... Bhendy (thespesia populnea) ...

BENGALURU: In a shocking incident, 30 trees of a flowering species (Thespesia populnea) were mutilated, poisoned and allowed to die so that a huge hoarding could become visible to passersby.

We have already planted about 150 trees, ... Melia azadirachta (neem), Cassia siamea, Thespesia populnea (tulip tree), Acacia varieties, Cassia marginata (red cassia), Bombax malabaricum ...

The trees that were cut were of species like Barringtonia Racemosa or Samudraful, a tree that thrives on the seashore, two types of ficus, Bhendi (Thespesia Populnes), and Karanj (Pongamia Pinnata).