Firmiana

Firmiana
Firmiana simplex
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Sterculioideae
Genus: Firmiana
Marsili, 1786

Firmiana[1] is a genus of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, formerly placed in the now defunct Sterculiaceae; it may sometimes be called the "parasol tree". The genus name honours Karl Joseph von Firmian.[2]

  1. ^ Marsili GM (1786) Saggi Sci. Lett. Accad. Padova i. 106
  2. ^ "Firmiana simplex". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 24 March 2013.