Magnolia sargentiana is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to China, where it occurs in Sichuan and Yunnan. It is widely distributed but its populations are fragmented.[1]
Magnolia sargentiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Magnoliaceae |
Genus: | Magnolia |
Subgenus: | Magnolia subg. Yulania |
Section: | Magnolia sect. Yulania |
Subsection: | Magnolia subsect. Yulania |
Species: | M. sargentiana
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Binomial name | |
Magnolia sargentiana |
This is a forest tree which grows 8 to 25 meters tall. It is harvested for wood and herbal medicine.[1]
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M. sargentiana flower
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Flower tepals
References
edit- ^ a b c Global Tree Specialist Group. 2014. Magnolia sargentiana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. Downloaded on 08 October 2015.
External links
edit- Friedman, William (Ned). "Two stunners worth finding". Posts from the Collections, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University website, 21 April 2019. Accessed 21 April 2020.