Firmiana

18 species Malvaceae

Morphological Summary

Genus of deciduous trees in the family Malvaceae (subfamily Sterculioideae) distributed mainly in East and tropical Asia (China, Japan, India, Indochina) with some species in tropical Africa. The genus is named after Karl Josef von Firmian, governor of the Duchy of Milan in the 18th century and patron of the sciences. The best-known species is F. simplex (Chinese parasol tree), famous for its large, lobed leaves, very ornamental follicle fruits (the follicles open and expose seeds at the rim), and light wood. Some tropical species produce very showy orange to vivid red flowers.

Distribution East and tropical Asia (China, Japan, India, Indochina, Indonesia), tropical Africa

Conservation Not globally threatened; some species locally endangered

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Firmiana

Morphological Summary

Firmiana bracteata DC.

Firmiana calcarea C.F.Liang & S.L.Mo ex Y.S.Huang

Firmiana colorata (Roxb.) R.Br.

Firmiana danxiaensis H.H.Hsue & H.S.Kiu

Firmiana daweishanensis Gui L.Zhang & J.Y.Xiang

Firmiana diversifolia A.Gray

Firmiana fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) K.Schum.

Firmiana hainanensis Kosterm.

Firmiana kerrii (Craib) Kosterm.

Firmiana kwangsiensis H.H.Hsue

Firmiana major (W.W.Sm.) Hand.-Mazz.

Firmiana malayana Kosterm.

Firmiana minahassae (Koord.) Kosterm.

Firmiana papuana Mildbr.

Firmiana pulcherrima H.H.Hsue

Firmiana simplex (L.) W.Wight

Firmiana subglabra (V.Abraham & Dutt) Kosterm.

Firmiana sumbawaensis Kosterm.