Biology:Magnolia fordiana

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Short description: Species of plant

Magnolia fordiana
Manglietia fordiana 1zz.jpg
At the United States National Arboretum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species:
M. fordiana
Binomial name
Magnolia fordiana
(Oliv.) Hu
Synonyms[2]

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]

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted:[2]

  • Magnolia fordiana var. calcarea (X.H.Song) V.S.Kumar – Yunnan, Guizhou
  • Magnolia fordiana var. fordiana – southern China, Vietnam
  • Magnolia fordiana var. forrestii (W.W.Sm. ex Dandy) V.S.Kumar – Guangxi, Yunnan
  • Magnolia fordiana var. hainanensis (Dandy) Noot. – Hainan

References

  1. Khela, S. (2014). "Vang Tam Magnolia fordiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T62600A3116535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T62600A3116535.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62600/3116535. Retrieved 4 August 2023. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Magnolia fordiana (Oliv.) Hu" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/554706-1. "Magnolia inodora DC. in Syst. Nat. 1: 459 (1817), tentatively listed as a synonym" 
  3. "18. Manglietia fordiana Oliver, Hooker's Icon. Pl. 20: t. 1953. 1891. 木莲 mu lian". efloras.org. 2023. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200008476. 
  4. Sutton, Julian (2022). "Magnolia fordiana (Oliv.) Hu". International Dendrology Society. https://www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/magnolia/magnolia-fordiana/. 
  5. Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. 

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