WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

portia tree
    n 1: pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated
         as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and
         showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to
         dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds [syn:
         portia tree, bendy tree, seaside mahoe, Thespesia
         populnea]