FIRMIANA PALLENS

Author:
William Thomas Stearn, 1955
Family:
STERCULIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Schum. (1893). In: Engl. & Prantl, Natürl. Pflanzenfam. 3: 6 97.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
50 Centimetres
Height:
20 Meters
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Sterculia fulgens Wall. ex Mast.
Firmiana fulgens, K.Schum.
Erythropsis pallens, Henry Nicholas Ridley, 1934.
Sterculia pallens Wall. ex King.
Clompanus fulgens, Kuntze
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Erythropsis fulgens, Ridl.
Firmiana pallens, Stearn
Sterculia fulgens, Wall. ex Mast.
Sterculia wallichii, G.Don.

This member of the Sterculiaceae* family was be given this name by William Thomas Stearn in 1955. It is found in southern Asia, growing on limestone or other well drained soil with some water and some sun. It will grow to a slim tree with a stem 50 centimetres in diameter and 20 meters high. The flowers are white

The genera name in honour of Joseph von Firmian, 18th century Imperial Governor of Lombardy.

The species name means 'pale'.

Flower
White
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium