Biology:Magnolia hodgsonii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Subgenus: | Magnolia subg. Magnolia |
| Section: | Magnolia sect. Gwillimia |
| Subsection: | Magnolia subsect. Blumiana |
| Species: | M. hodgsonii
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| Magnolia hodgsonii (Hook.f. & Thomson) H.Keng
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Magnolia hodgsonii (syn. Talauma hodgsonii), known in Chinese as gai lie mu is a species of Magnolia native to the forests of the Himalaya and southeastern Asia, occurring in Bhutan, southwestern China , Tibet, northeastern India , northern Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand. It grows at moderate altitudes of 850–1500 m with a subtropical climate.[2]
It is a small evergreen tree up to 15 m tall. The leaves are obovate-oblong, 20–50 cm long and 10–13 cm broad, with a leathery texture. The flowers are fragrant, with nine tepals up to 9 cm long, the inner tepals white, the outer ones greenish; they are produced in April to May. The fruit is 13–15 cm long, composed of an aggregate of 40-80 follicles.[2]
The wood is "very soft and worthless". Like almost all Himalayan Magnoliaceae, M. hodgsonii flourishes in a stiff clay soil.[3]
References
- ↑ Khela, S. (2014). "Magnolia hodgsonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T191873A2011203. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/191873/2011203. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Talauma hodgsonii". Flora of China. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242351157. Retrieved June 12, 2009.
- ↑ ibid. (p.35, Hooker, et al)
External links
- Flora of China: Magnoliaceae. Treats species as Talauma hodgsonii.
- Plant Novelties: Talauma hodgsonii from Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden newsletter
Wikidata ☰ Q3111728 entry
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