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Botanical name
Common name
Fiber
Formation aid
Dye
Papers
Chinese parasol tree
Language:
English
Botanical classification
Firmiana simplex (L.) W. Wight
Order:
Malvales
Family:
Sterculiaceae
Synonyms:
Firmiana platanifolia
R. Br.
Hibiscus simplex
L.
Sterculia platanifolia
L. f.
Sterculia urens
Roxb.
Plant growing area
China
(Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang),
Japan
,
Taiwan
.
Widely cultivated in China.
Use area in the manufacture of paper
China, Japan.
Japan:
Shikoku
(
Kochi and Ehime prefectures).
Plant cultivation and use
Fimiana simplex is a deciduous tree up to 16m high.
The wood is used in the manufacture of musical instruments in China. Its leaves are used as a substitute to tobacco.
A mucilage is extracted from the bark which is used as formation aid in paper making. This viscous material is added to the pulp to increase its viscosity and thus delay the settling of fibers in the tank. In addition, the mucilage allows a better dispersion of the long fibers.
Vernacular names
Chinese
Qing tong
青桐
Taimeo
Wu tong
梧桐
Japanese
Aogiri
あおぎり , アオギリ
Korean
Byeogodong
벽오동
French
Parasol chinois
Sterculier à feuilles de platane
English
Chinese parasol tree
Japanese varnish-tree
Phoenix-tree
English
Sultan’s parasol
Used part of the plant:
Bark
Use for paper making:
Formation aid