Magnolia fordiana | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Magnoliaceae |
Genus: | Magnolia |
Species: | M. fordiana
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Magnolia fordiana | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Magnolia fordiana is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southern China, Hainan, and Vietnam. [2] An evergreen tree reaching 25 m (82 ft) tall, it is found in hilly forests, often beside rivers, at elevations from 300 to 1,200 m (1,000 to 3,900 ft). [3] Specialists in Magnolia believe that most Magnolia fordiana specimens offered for sale are actually the closely related Magnolia yuyuanensis, a more attractive tree and one that is better adapted to cultivation. [4] It is widely used as a street tree in southern Chinese cities. [5]
The following varieties are accepted: [2]
Magnolia inodora DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 459 (1817), tentatively listed as a synonym
Magnolia fordiana | |
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At the United States National Arboretum | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Magnoliaceae |
Genus: | Magnolia |
Species: | M. fordiana
|
Binomial name | |
Magnolia fordiana | |
Synonyms [2] | |
List
|
Magnolia fordiana is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southern China, Hainan, and Vietnam. [2] An evergreen tree reaching 25 m (82 ft) tall, it is found in hilly forests, often beside rivers, at elevations from 300 to 1,200 m (1,000 to 3,900 ft). [3] Specialists in Magnolia believe that most Magnolia fordiana specimens offered for sale are actually the closely related Magnolia yuyuanensis, a more attractive tree and one that is better adapted to cultivation. [4] It is widely used as a street tree in southern Chinese cities. [5]
The following varieties are accepted: [2]
Magnolia inodora DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 459 (1817), tentatively listed as a synonym