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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Sterculiaceae
|familia=Sterculiaceae
|genus=Firmiana
|genus=Firmiana
|species=simplex
|species=simplex
|common_name=Chinese Bottle tree, Japanese Varnish Tree
|common_name=Chinese Bottle tree, Japanese Varnish Tree
|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
|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
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun
|exposure=sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|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
|image=Firmiana simplex3.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=200
}}
}}
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==
