Biology:Magnolia coco

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Magnolia coco
At the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species:
M. coco
Binomial name
Magnolia coco
(Lour.) DC.
Synonyms[2]
  • Gwillimia indica Lirianthe coco
  • (Lour.) N.H.Xia & C.Y.Wu Lour.
  • Rottler ex DC. Liriopsis pumila
  • Talauma coco Spach ex Baill.
  • Liriodendron coco (Lour.) Merr.

Magnolia coco, the coconut magnolia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam.[2] A small tree from 7–13 ft (2–4 m) in the garden, it is hardy to zone 9, and can also be kept as a houseplant.[3] It is incorrectly called Magnolia pumila in some sources.[3] In Thailand, it is called yi hoob flower [ยี่หุบ]. In Cambodia, it is call Yi hoop flower (យីហ៊ុប).

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4274131 entry