Magnolia pterocarpa is a species of tree in the Magnoliaceae family that grows in South Asia.
| Magnolia pterocarpa | |
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| Flower, Bangladesh | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Species: | M. pterocarpa
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| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia pterocarpa | |
Description
editThe trees are evergreen. The young branchlets are pubescent. The leaves are petiolate, petiole 2–5 cm long, lamina obovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute at the apex, attenuated at the base, coriaceous, glabrous and shiny above, rusty tomentose beneath when young. Its flowers are white, fragrant with 9 Tepals. The outer 3 are sepaloid, green outside, greenish-white inside, while the inner 6 are petaloid. Stamens are numerous, and the filaments are short. Gynoecium ovoid. The fruiting receptacles are ellipsoid, c. 15 × 7 cm, ripe carpels oblong, beaked, and feathery. It has 2 orange seeds. Flowering and fruiting happen from April–November.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editTropical and subtropical forests. It is found in Bangladesh,[2] India, and Nepal.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Khela, S. (2020) [amended version of 2014 assessment]. "Magnolia pterocarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T193995A175309051.en. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Species Description – Flora of Bangladesh".
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