FIRMIANA SIMPLEX
Author:
William Franklin Wight, 1909
Family:
STERCULIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Wight, W. (1909). In: U. S. Dept. Agric. Bur. Pl. Industry, Bull. 142, 67.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
35 Centimetres
Height:
16 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Hibiscus simplex Carl Linné, 1763.
Sterculia platanifolia Linné f. 1782.
Sterculia urens Roxb. 1795.
Firmiana platanifolia Schott & Endl. 1832.
Kavalama urens Raf, 1838.
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Caucanthus platanifolia, Raf.
Clompanus pyriformis, Kuntze.
Clompanus simplex, Kuntze.
Culhamia hadiensis, J.F.Gmel.
Culhamia platanifolia, Steud.
Culhamia simplex, Nakai.
Culhamia triloba, Raf.
Firmiana chinensis, Medik. ex Steud.
Firmiana platanifolia var. tomentosa, Sa.Kurata.
Sterculia fiorniana, J.F.Gmel.
Sterculia firmiana, J.F.Gmel.
Sterculia pyriformis, Bunge.
Sterculia simplex, Druce.
Sterculia tomentosa, Thunb.
This member of the Sterculiaceae* family was given this name by William Franklin Wight in 1909. It is found in China, Bangladesh, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam, growing in a drained soil with quite some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 35 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 16 metres in height. The flowers are light greenish yellow.
The genera name in honour of Joseph von Firmian, 18th century Imperial Governor of Lombardy.
The species name meaning 'unbranched'.
Flower
Light Greenish Yellow
Soil
Rich
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium - Maximum
