Firmiana simplex
Chinese Bottle Tree, Chinese Parasol Tree
Other regional names: Chinese Bottletree +4 more
- Chinese Bottletree
- Chinese Parasoltree
- Japanese Varnish Tree
- Japanese Varnishtree
- Phoenixtree
Also known as: Caucanthus platanifolia (L.f.) Raf. +17 more
- Caucanthus platanifolia (L.f.) Raf.
- Clompanus pyriformis (Bunge) Kuntze
- Clompanus simplex (L.) Kuntze
- Culhamia hadiensis J.F.Gmel.
- Culhamia platanifolia Steud.
- Culhamia simplex (L.) Nakai
- Culhamia triloba Raf.
- Firmeana simplex var. glabra Hatus.
- Firmiana chinensis Medik. ex Steud.
- Firmiana platanifolia (L.fil.) Marsili
- Firmiana platanifolia (L.fil.) Schott & Endl.
- Firmiana platanifolia f. tomentosa (Thunb.) H.Hara
- Firmiana platanifolia var. tomentosa (Thunb.) Sa.Kurata
- Firmiana simplex var. glabra Hatus.
- Sterculia fiorniana J.F.Gmel.
- Sterculia firmiana J.F.Gmel.
- Sterculia platanifolia L.fil.
- Sterculia pyriformis Bunge
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Malvaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Firmiana simplex (commonly known as Chinese bottle tree or Chinese parasol-tree) is a tree belonging to the Malvaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Vietnam
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Korea, Louisiana, Mauritius, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia