Portia tree or Indian Tulip tree near the Paddy field

	Common Classification
Common Names	Portia Tree, Pacific Rosewood, Milo tree, Baru Baru, Seaside Mahoe, Indian Tulip Tree, Poovarasu
Name in Sinhalese	Gansooriya
Categories	Herbs, Mid Tree
	Scientific Classification
Family	Malvaceae
Genus	Thepesia
Species	T.populuea
Scientific Names	Thepesia populuea
	Status
Culinary / Edible	No
Use as Medicament	Yes	Mid	Bark and Leaves
Poisoned / Toxin	No
	Description
Origin	Nativ to Sri Lanka and India.  The plants  commonly found in Forest borders, wood land in wet land and tropical areas in Sri Lanka. Tree used to timber industries and also used as a medicinal remedy
Identification
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