Firmiana

Firmiana is a genus of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, from South, SE to temperate East Asia. It was formerly placed in the now defunct family Sterculiaceae and may sometimes be called the "parasol tree". The genus name honours Karl Joseph von Firmian. The defining characteristic of Firmiana spp. is the development of the fruit. Shortly after pollination the five carpels unfold to be flat and turn green with four developing seeds attached to the edge, fully exposed to the environment.

Species

Plants of the World Online includes:

1. Firmiana bracteata Template:Au
2. Firmiana calcarea Template:Au
3. Firmiana colorata Template:Au
4. Firmiana danxiaensis Template:Au
5. Firmiana daweishanensis Template:Au
6. Firmiana diversifolia Template:Au
7. Firmiana fulgens Template:Au
8. Firmiana hainanensis Template:Au
9. Firmiana kerrii Template:Au
10. Firmiana kwangsiensis Template:Au
11. Firmiana major Template:Au
12. Firmiana malayana Template:Au
13. Firmiana minahassae Template:Au
14. Firmiana papuana Template:Au
15. Firmiana pulcherrima Template:Au
16. Firmiana simplex Template:Au — Chinese parasol tree, or wutong
17. Firmiana subglabra Template:Au
18. Firmiana sumbawaensis Template:Au

Gallery

• Firmiana colorata
  Firmiana colorata
• File:Firmiana malayana3.JPG
• File:Firminia malayana.JPG
• File:Firmiana malayana - feuillage.JPG
• Firmiana colorata
  Firmiana colorata
• File:Firmiana colorata1.jpg
• Firmiana malayana
  Firmiana malayana

External links

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