Firmiana simplex – MHNT Firmiana simplex, commonly known as the Chinese parasol tree, Chinese parasoltree, or wutong (), is an ornamental plant of tree size that has recently been assigned to the family Malvaceae and was formerly the family Sterculiaceae in the order Malvales, and is native to Asia. It grows up to 16 m tall.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
Compounds documented for Firmiana simplex across natural-product and food-composition databases — not just the ~150 nutrients on a classic label ("nutritional dark matter").
💊 Medicinal use documented
Compound class profile5 classes
Naphthoquinones6
Cinnamic acids and derivatives $ Phenylethanoids6
Furofuranoid lignans5
Flavonols5
Pimarane and Isopimarane diterpenoids4
Documented compounds93 total
Compound
Class
Amount
Source
POTASSIUM
14,500 ppm
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MAGNESIUM
4,480 ppm
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CALCIUM
2,310 ppm
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SODIUM
78 ppm
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IRON
70 ppm
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ZINC
25 ppm
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MANGANESE
23 ppm
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COPPER
15 ppm
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ARSENIC
0.3 ppm
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MERCURY
0.1 ppm
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05DNA & barcoding8 specimens
A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Firmiana simplex has left across the world's sequence archives.
At a glance
DNA specimens8
Marker genes3
GenBank sequences8
eDNA detections6
Countries1
The DNA barcodea real sequence read deposited for this species
★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.
★matK2★rbcL4★ITS2
plant barcodefungal barcode
06Genome at a glanceCCDB
The complete instruction manualFirmiana simplex carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.
Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged
2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy91% within 1 km
≤100 m 973≤1 km 160≤10 km 52>10 km 63
1 248 georeferenced · 480 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor1 728
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy49% within 1 km
≤100 m 13≤1 km 32≤10 km 31>10 km 16
92 georeferenced · 543 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence635
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km
≤1 km 1
1 georeferenced · 6 without coordinates
Open the mapnot free-living7
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions73 of 115 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Beijing, CN
99
Guangzhou, CN
39
Wuhan, CN
28
Odawara, JP
22
National Museum of Natural Sciencelocation not on record
21
Kunming, CN
20
Nishihara, JP
18
Tsukuba, JP
16
Miami, US
14
Austin, US
13
Taipei, TW
11
FFPRIlocation not on record
10
Taipei, TW
10
Bangkok, TH
10
Kawasaki Shi Tama Ku, JP
10
Chapel Hill, US
9
Taipei, TW
9
Wuhan, CN
8
Institute for Agricultural Bacteriology and Fermentation Biologylocation not on record
8
Canadian Department of Agriculturelocation not on record
8
Kochi, JP
7
Chiba, JP
7
Baroda, IN
7
Columbia, US
7
Nagano City, JP
6
Hangzhou, CN
6
Fort Worth, US
6
Sanda, JP
5
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record
5
Xiamen, CN
5
KOMlocation not on record
5
Bando, JP
5
Knoxville, US
5
Nanjing, CN
5
Xian, CN
4
BAYLUlocation not on record
4
Edinburgh, GB
4
Jena Microbial Resource Collectionlocation not on record
4
Nishihara, JP
4
Sagamihara, JP
4
National Institute of Biological Resourceslocation not on record
4
Texas Lutheran Universitylocation not on record
4
Nanjing, CN
3
València, ES
3
Xining, CN
3
Central China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
3
Fayetteville, US
3
Guiyang, CN
3
Rotorua, NZ
3
BDBClocation not on record
3
Riverside, US
3
Clemson, US
3
US
3
Toyama, JP
3
Sendai, JP
3
AUAlocation not on record
3
Saint Louis, US
3
Guilin, CN
3
Jackson, US
3
BClocation not on record
2
DOI/NPS, Mississippi National River & Recreation Arealocation not on record
2
HUFDlocation not on record
2
Shanghai, CN
2
North Carolina Zoological Parklocation not on record
2
Long Beach, US
2
UFSMlocation not on record
2
Norfolk, US
2
Tampa, US
2
Herbarium of South China Botanical Gardenlocation not on record
2
Tall Timbers Research Stationlocation not on record
2
Salamanca, ES
2
University of Southern Mississippilocation not on record
2
Xinxiang, CN
2
James F. Matthews Center for Biodiversity Studieslocation not on record
2
Nagasaki University - Fisherieslocation not on record
2
GAlocation not on record
2
FJFClocation not on record
2
Johnson City, US
1
Helsinki, FI
1
Entomological Society of Latvialocation not on record
1
DOI/NPS, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Sitelocation not on record
1
Williamsburg, US
1
San Jose State University, Museum of Birds and Mammalslocation not on record
1
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
1
LDlocation not on record
1
Bronx, US
1
Western Carolina Universitylocation not on record
1
Badajoz, ES
1
South China Normal Universitylocation not on record
1
Zhuzhou, CN
1
Burlington, US
1
J.F.Oberlin Universitylocation not on record
1
China Agricultural Universitylocation not on record
1
Kagoshima, JP
1
Dekalb, US
1
College of the Atlantic, Museumlocation not on record
1
Guatemala City, GT
1
Chengdu, CN
1
Henry Brockhouse Collectionlocation not on record
1
JP
1
Edmonton, CA
1
Shinshu Universitylocation not on record
1
Zhejiang Universitylocation not on record
1
Anhui Normal Universitylocation not on record
1
Awka, NG
1
Mississippi State, US
1
Oskarshamn, SE
1
College Park, US
1
Shanghai, CN
1
Tianjin Natural History Museumlocation not on record
1
WNNUlocation not on record
1
Bloomington, US
1
KURAlocation not on record
1
Santiago de Compostela, ES
1
Auckland, NZ
1
115 institutions · 621 of 635 vouchered records shown · 14 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
09Environmental DNA6 detections
Where the DNA of Firmiana simplex was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.
Signal
Detections DNA found6
Studies independent surveys1
Countries1
Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections
Where its DNA was found
0 of 6 detections have coordinates
Open the map1 country0
How strong is each trace?
DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.
Modelled climatemodelled
−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C
Temperature median15.8 °C 15.8–15.8
Seasonal swing summer↔winter17.7 °C
Max temp (day)18.5 °C
Min temp (night)11.9 °C
Precipitation378 mm/mo
Air humidity70.4 %
Moisture balance284 mm/mo
Vapour deficit529 Pa
Wind speed3.70 m/s
Cloud cover53.8 %
CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 1 detection point · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche
How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.
WikipediaWikimedia Foundation12 languages↗
BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗
GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility2 373 records↗
ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI6 eDNA detections↗
BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics8 specimens↗
NCBIUS National Library of Medicinesequences↗
dukesphytochemcompounds
LOTUSNatural Products (Wikidata)compounds↗
NPASSNat. Product Activity & Species Sourcecompounds↗
GRIN TaxonomyUSDA-ARSdistribution & uses↗
Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗
CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗
PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype
WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗