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Firmiana simplex
Chinese parasol tree
As recorded: Firmiana simplex (L.) W.Wight
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malvales › Malvaceae
- Collected by
- Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T.T. Amano →S. Sonohara →Sh. Tawada →E.H. Walker →
- Collector number
- 6096
- Date
- July 16, 1951
- Locality
- Kunigami, Taminato Ugan; Near Genka Bridge, enroute back from Taminato Ugan along road above sea
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Identified by
- Walker, E.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 16, 1951, Walker, E.H.; Sonohara, S.; Tawada, S.; Amano, T. also collected 2 other specimens.
Firmiana simplex observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1951. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,798 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Eighth Ave, Opelika, AL, US
(c) slee27, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Auburn
(c) Kendra Eiland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Nanjing, CN-JS, CN
(c) B yulong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Nanjing, CN-JS, CN
(c) B yulong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
N Eighth St, Opelika, AL, US
(c) ivy_11, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA, US
(c) eppino09, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Firmiana simplex. BISH 76903. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956262295. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/76903.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956262295 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026