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282.0000 Family Malvaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 271 (1789), nom. cons.
249 genera, ca. 5400 spp.
Species listed in database: 5518; hybrids: 40
= Berryaceae Doweld; Tent. Syst. Pl. Vasc.: xxxvii (2001), Family
= Bombacaceae Kunth; Malvac., Büttner., Tiliac. 5 (1822), nom. cons.
= Brownlowiaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Byttneriaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 540 (1814), nom. cons.
= Chiranthodendraceae A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 22: 303 (1887)
= Dombeyaceae Desf.; Tabl. Ecole Bot., ed. 3: 252 (1829), nom. cons.
= Durionaceae Cheek; Kew Bull. 61: 443 (2006)
= Grewiaceae Doweld & Reveal; Bot. Rev. (Lancaster) 71: 100 (2005)
= Helicteraceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 264 (1858), Family
= Hermanniaceae Marquis; Esq. Règne Vég. 52 (1820)
= Hibiscaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 275 (1858)
= Lasiopetalaceae Rchb.; Mag. Aesth. Bot. 1(2): ad t. 37 (1823)
= Mansoniaceae A.Chev.; Just´s Bot. Jahresber. 38(1): 852 (1913)
= Melochiaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 271 (1858)
= Pentapetaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 222 (1820)
= Philippodendraceae A.Juss.; Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 9: 735 (1847)
= Plagianthaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 272 (1858)
= Sidaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Prír. Rostlin 222 (1820)
= Sparrmanniaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 260 (1858)
= Sterculiaceae Vent.; Parad. Lond. 2: ad t. 69 (1807), nom. cons.
= Theobromataceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 264 (1858)
= Tiliaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 289 (1789), nom. cons.
282.6012 Genus Firmiana Marsili; Saggi Sci. Lett. Accad. Padova 1: 106, cum ic. (1786)
Distribution: Tropical Africa, Madagascar, India, China, Indochina, W-Malesia
Species listed in database: 19
= Erythropsis Lindl. ex Schott & Endl.; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 33 (1832)
= Karaka Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 72 (1838)
species :
Firmiana bracteata DC.; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 3: 369 (1903)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Erythropsis colorata var. bracteata (DC.) Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 214 (1934)
species :
Firmiana calcarea C.F.Liang & S.L.Mo ex Y.S.Huang; Nordic J. Bot. 29(5): 608 (2011)
Distribution: China (Guangxi)
36 CHI
species :
Firmiana colorata (Roxb.) R.Br.; Pl. Jav. Rar. [Bennett] 235 (1844)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); Nepal; Bhutan; India (almost throughout); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Andaman Isl. (Middle Andaman Isl., South Andaman Isl.); Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP SRL 41 AND CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Clompanus colorata (Roxb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 78 (1891)
= Erythropsis colorata (Roxb.) Burkill; Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 231 (1931)
= Erythropsis roxburghiana Schott & Endl.; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 33 (1832)
= Firmiana rubriflora Kosterm.; Reinwardtia 6: 293 (1962)
= Karaka colorata (Roxb.) Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 72 (1838)
= Sterculia colorata Roxb.; Pl. Coromandel 1: 26 (1795), quoad t. 25 descr. excl.
= Sterculia rubicunda Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 1119 D, F. G (1829)
species :
Firmiana danxiaensis H.H.Hsue & H.S.Kiu; J. S. China Agric. Univ. 8: 2, f. 1 (1987)
Distribution: China (Guangdong)
36 CHI
species :
Firmiana daweishanensis Gui L.Zhang & J.Y.Xiang; Phytotaxa 456(2): 215 (2020)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Firmiana diversifolia A.Gray; U.S. Expl. Exped., Phan. 15(1): 185 (1854)
Distribution: Fiji
60 FIJ
Synonyms: hidden
= Sterculia diversifolia (A.Gray) Seem.; Fl. Vit. [Seemann] 23 (1865)
= Sterculia guppyi Greenw.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1929: 240 (1929)
species :
Firmiana fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) Schum.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 6: 97 (1893)
Distribution: Nepal; India (Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Garhwal); Myanmar; Thailand; Java; Trinidad & Tobago [I]
40 IND NEP 41 MYA THA 42 JAW 81 trt
Synonyms: hidden
= Clompanus fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 78 (1891)
= Erythropsis fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) Ridl.; Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 277 (1922)
= Erythropsis pallens (Wall. ex King) Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 215 (1934)
= Firmiana fulgens (Wall. ex Mast.) Corner; Wayside Trees Mal. 1: 610 (1940)
= Firmiana pallens (Wall. ex King) Stearn; Beautiful Indian Trees [Blatter & Millard], ed. 2: 79 (1955)
= Sterculia fulgens Wall.; (Numer. List [Wallich] 31, no. 1135 (1829), nomen) ex Mast. in Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 1: 360 (1874)
= Sterculia laxiflora Rusby; Descr. S. Amer. Pl. 56 (1920)
= Sterculia pallens Wall. ex Hochr.; Bull. Inst. Bot. Buitenzorg 19: 22 (1904)
= Sterculia pallens Wall. ex King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 60(no. 1): 73 (1891)
= Sterculia wallichii G.Don; Gen. Hist. 1: 516 (1831)
species :
Firmiana hainanensis Kosterm.; Reinwardtia 4(2): 308, f. 11 (1957)
Distribution: China (Hainan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Firmiana hainanensis Kosterm. ex Kosterm.; Reinwardtia 5: 389 (1961), descr. fl.
species :
Firmiana kerrii (Craib) Kosterm.; Reinwardtia 5: 389 (1961)
Distribution: N-Thailand
41 THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Sterculia kerrii Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 424 (1915)
species :
Firmiana kwangsiensis H.H.Hsue; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 15(1): 81 (1977)
Distribution: China (Guangxi)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Erythropsis kwangsiensis (H.H.Hsue) H.H.Hsue; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 49(2): 139 (1984)
species :
Firmiana major (W.W.Sm.) Hand.-Mazz.; Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 60: 96 (1923)
Distribution: China (Yunnan, SW-Sichuan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Hildegardia major (W.W.Sm.) Kosterm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 24: 338 (1954)
= Sterculia platanifolia var. major W.W.Sm.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 9(42): 130 (1916)
species :
Firmiana malayana Kosterm.; Reinwardtia 5: 388 (1961)
Distribution: Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Negeri Sembilan northward); Sumatra; Borneo (Sarawak); Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, etc.)
41 THA 42 BOR JAW LSI MLY SUM
species :
Firmiana minahassae (Koord.) Kosterm.; Reinwardtia 7: 32 (1965)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Sterculia minahassae Koord.; Meded. Lands Plantentuin 19: 640 (1898)
species :
Firmiana papuana Mildbr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 62: 365 (1929)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Australia (Queensland)
42 NWG 50 AUS
species :
Firmiana philippinensis Kosterm.; Pengum. Balai Besar Penjel. Kehut. Indonesia No. 54, 19 (1956)
Distribution: Philippines (Luzon)
42 PHI
species :
Firmiana pulcherrima H.H.Hsue; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 271 (1963)
Distribution: China (E-Hainan)
36 CHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Erythropsis pulcherrima (H.H.Hsue) H.H.Hsue; Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 49(2): 137 (1984)
species :
Firmiana simplex (L.) W.Wight; Bull. Bur. Pl. Industr. U.S.D.A. 142, 67 (1909)
Name: Chinese parasoltree
Distribution: China [I] (widespread [I]); South Korea [I]; Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; Bangladesh [I]; Myanmar [I]; Thailand [I]; Laos [I]; Cambodia [I]; Vietnam [I]; USA [I] (Alabama [I], Arkansas [I], California [I], Florida [I], Georgia [I], Louisiana [I], Maryland [I], Mississippi [I], North Carolina [I], South Carolina [I], Tennessee [I], Texas [I], Virginia [I])
36 chi 38 JAP kor NNS TAI 40 ban 41 cbd lao mya tha vie 76 usa 77 usa 78 usa
Synonyms: hidden
= Clompanus pyriformis (Bunge) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 78 (1891)
= Clompanus simplex (L.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 77 (1891)
= Culhamia hadiensis J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis: 754 (1791)
= Culhamia platanifolia Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 1, 1: 245 (1821)
= Culhamia simplex (L.) Nakai; Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 31: 76 (1952)
= Culhamia triloba Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 73 (1838)
= Firmeana simplex var. glabra Hatus.; J. Jap. Bot. 24: 83 (1949)
= Firmiana chinensis Medik. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 1, 1: 814 (1821)
= Firmiana platanifolia (L.f.) Marsili; Saggi Sci. Lett. Accad. Padova 1: 106-116 (1786)
= Firmiana platanifolia (L.f.) Schott & Endl.; Melet. Bot. [Schott & Endlicher] 33 (1832)
= Firmiana platanifolia f. tomentosa (Thunb.) H.Hara; Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 3: 153 (1954)
= Firmiana platanifolia var. tomentosa (Thunb.) Sa.Kurata; Ill. Important For. Trees Japan, ed. 2, 2: 124 (1974)
= Firmiana simplex var. glabra Hatus.; J. Jap. Bot. 24: 83 (1949)
= Hibiscus simplex L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 2: 977 (1763)
= Sterculia firmiana J.F.Gmel.; Syst. Nat., ed. 13bis: 1632 (1792), nom. superfl.
= Sterculia platanifolia L.f.; Suppl. Pl. [Linnaeus f.] 423 (1781) (1782)
= Sterculia pyriformis Bunge; Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] Pl. China Bor. 9 (1835)
= Sterculia simplex (L.) Druce; Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles 3: 425 (1913 publ. 1914)
= Sterculia tomentosa Thunb.; Icon. Pl. Jap. [Thunberg] 4: t. 8 (1802)
species :
Firmiana subglabra (V.Abraham & Dutt) Kosterm.; Blumea 34(1): 118 (1989)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Firmiana colorata var. subglabra V.Abraham & A.K.Dutt; Indian Forester 107(6): 364 (1981)
species :
Firmiana sumbawaensis Kosterm.; Reinwardtia 6: 165 (1962)
Distribution: Sulawesi; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Sumbawa)
42 LSI SUL
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