''Firmiana'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in the family
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ...
, formerly placed in the now defunct
Sterculiaceae; it may sometimes be called the "parasol tree". The genus name honours
Karl Joseph von Firmian.
Species
The
Catalogue of Life
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Info ...
lists 16 species:
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Firmiana calcarea''
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Firmiana colorata
''Sterculia colorata'', the scarlet sterculia (also known as bonfire tree, colored sterculia and Indian almond, in Assamese ওদাল (odal) and in Marathi known as "कौशी" aushi, is a medium-sized tree with spreading branches. It shed ...
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Firmiana danxiaensis''
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Firmiana diversifolia''
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Firmiana fulgens''
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Firmiana hainanensis''
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Firmiana kerrii''
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Firmiana kwangsiensis''
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Firmiana major''
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Firmiana malayana''
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Firmiana minahassae''
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Firmiana papuana''
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Firmiana philippinensis''
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Firmiana pulcherrima''
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Firmiana simplex
''Firmiana simplex'', commonly known as the Chinese parasol tree, Chinese parasoltree, or wutong (), is an ornamental plant of tree size assigned to the family Malvaceae that was formerly in the family Sterculiaceae in the order Malvales, and i ...
'' — Chinese parasol tree, or wutong
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Firmiana sumbawaensis''
Gallery
File:Firmiana malayana2.JPG, ''Firmiana malayana''
File:Firmiana malayana3.JPG
File:Firminia malayana.JPG
File:Firmiana malayana - feuillage.JPG
File:Firmiana colorata.jpg, ''Firmiana colorata''
File:Firmiana colorata1.jpg
References
External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q427914
Sterculioideae
Malvaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot