Firmiana simplex (L.) W. Wight

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Chinese parasol tree (English)
Description:
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	simplex: undivided, entire
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Worldwide distribution:
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Firmiana simplex
African Plant Database: Firmiana simplex
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Firmiana simplex
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Firmiana simplex
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Firmiana simplex
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Firmiana simplex
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Firmiana simplex
JSTOR Plant Science: Firmiana simplex
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Firmiana simplex
Plants of the World Online: Firmiana simplex
Tropicos: Firmiana simplex
Wikipedia: Firmiana simplex

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Firmiana simplex.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=165610, retrieved 5 December 2025

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