Malvaceae
Chinese parasoltree
Firmiana simplex
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Firmiana
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Common names
By language (14)
- arz
- فيرميانا البسيط
- Azerbaijani
- Sadə firmiana
- Bulgarian
- Проста фирмиана
- Catalan
- Firmiana
- Chinese
- 梧桐, 梧桐叶, 梧桐子, 梧桐根, 梧桐白皮, 梧桐花
- English
- Chinese parasoltree, Chinese parasol tree, Parasol, Parasol tree, Tong, Tong tree, Wu tong, Wu tong tree
- German
- Chinesischer Sonnenschirmbaum, Parasolbaum, Wutong-Baum
- Hebrew
- פירימיאנה פשוטה
- Japanese
- アオギリ, 青桐
- Korean
- 벽오동
- mnc
- ᡠᡵᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠮᠣᠣ
- Persian
- سیدالاشجار
- Russian
- Фирмиана простая
- tay
- Tlakas
Synonyms
- Caucanthus platanifolia (L.f.) Raf.
- Clompanus pyriformis Kuntze
- Clompanus simplex (L.) Kuntze
- Culhamia hadiensis J.F.Gmel.
- Culhamia platanifolia Steud.
- Culhamia simplex (L.) Nakai
- Culhamia triloba Raf.
- Firmiana chinensis Medik. ex Steud.
- Firmiana platanifolia (L.f.) Marsili
- Firmiana platanifolia (L.f.) Schott & Endl.
- Firmiana platanifolia var. tomentosa (Thunb.) Sa.Kurata
- Firmiana simplex var. glabra Hatus.
- Hibiscus simplex L.
- Sterculia fiorniana J.F.Gmel.
- Sterculia firmiana J.F.Gmel.
- Sterculia platanifolia L.f.
- Sterculia pyriformis Bunge
- Sterculia simplex (L.) Druce
- Sterculia tomentosa Thunb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shih-Shiuan Kao from Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: E-Ping Rau, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Genet, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Bay Yount, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Heather Masse, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Jason Shaver, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Kayla Whyte, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.