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{{SPlantbox
 
{{SPlantbox
 
|familia=Sterculiaceae
 
|familia=Sterculiaceae
|genus=Firmiana  
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|genus=Firmiana
 
|species=simplex
 
|species=simplex
 
|common_name=Chinese Bottle tree, Japanese Varnish Tree
 
|common_name=Chinese Bottle tree, Japanese Varnish Tree
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|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|habit=tree
 
|habit=tree
 
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|Max wd metric=ft
 
|Max wd metric=ft
 
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|lifespan=perennial
 
|exposure=sun
 
|exposure=sun
 
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
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|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
 
|max_zone=10
 
|max_zone=10
|image=Upload.png
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|image=Firmiana simplex3.jpg
|image_width=240
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|image_width=200
 
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Describe the plant here...
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The '''Chinese parasol tree''' or '''wutong''', (''Firmiana simplex'', [[Synonymy|syn.]] ''Hibiscus collinus'' [[Roxb.]], ''Hibiscus simplex'' [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]], ''Firmiana platanifolia'', or ''Sterculia platanifolia'' [[L.f.]]) is an [[ornamental plant]] or tree of the cacao, or chocolate, of the family [[Sterculiaceae]] of the order [[Malvales]], native to [[Asia]]. It grows to a height of 12 m (40 feet). It has alternate, [[deciduous]] leaves up to 30 cm (12 inches) across and small greenish white flowers that are borne in clusters. It is grown as an ornamental in warm regions of [[North America]].
    
==Cultivation==
 
==Cultivation==