Author: | William
Franklin Wight, 1909 |
Family: |
STERCULIACEAE*
|
Origin: |
Bangladesh, China, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam |
Soil: |
Rich |
Water:
|
Medium -
Maximum |
Sun: |
Medium -
Maximum |
Thickness: |
35 Centimetres |
Height: |
16 Metres |
Flower:
|
Light
Greenish Yellow |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
Chinese
Parasol-Tree, Japanese Varnish-Tree, Phoenix-Tree,
|
Synonyms: |
Hibiscus simplex Carl Linné, 1763.
Sterculia
platanifolia Linné f. 1782.
Sterculia urens Roxb.
1795.
Firmiana platanifolia Schott & Endl. 1832.
Kavalama urens Raf, 1838.
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'.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Sterculiaceae is now part of the Malvaceae. |