Firmiana
Firmiana[1] is a genus of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, formerly placed in the now defunct Sterculiaceae; it may sometimes be called the "parasol tree". The genus name honours Karl Joseph von Firmian.[2]
| Firmiana | |
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| Firmiana simplex | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sterculioideae |
| Genus: | Firmiana Marsili, 1786 |
Species
The Catalogue of Life lists 16 species:[3]
- Firmiana calcarea
- Firmiana colorata
- Firmiana danxiaensis
- Firmiana diversifolia
- Firmiana fulgens
- Firmiana hainanensis
- Firmiana kerrii
- Firmiana kwangsiensis
- Firmiana major
- Firmiana malayana
- Firmiana minahassae
- Firmiana papuana
- Firmiana philippinensis
- Firmiana pulcherrima
- Firmiana simplex — Chinese parasol tree, or wutong[4]
- Firmiana sumbawaensis
Gallery
Firmiana colorata
Firmiana colorata
Firmiana malayana
References
- Marsili GM (1786) Saggi Sci. Lett. Accad. Padova i. 106
- "Firmiana simplex". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- Ya Tang; Michael G. Gilbert & Laurence J. Dorr. "Firmiana". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
External links
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