Magnolia dealbata
| Magnolia dealbata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Species: | M. dealbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia dealbata Zucc. | |
Magnolia dealbata is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is known commonly as the cloudforest magnolia[1] and eleoxochitl.[2] It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Magnolia macrophylla.[2]
Distribution
The cloudforest magnolia tree is endemic to Mexico, to cloudforests primarily in Veracruz state, and into Hidalgo and Oaxaca states.
The species was thought to be extinct for a while, until a population was rediscovered in 1977.[3]
Uses
Magnolia dealbata is cultivated as an ornamental plant, used as a flowering tree in gardens.
It is also used for timber, and as a traditional medicinal plant for heart problems.[4]
References
- ↑ "Magnolia dealbata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- 1 2 Vovides, A.P. 1998. Magnolia macrophylla var. dealbata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 08 October 2015.
- ↑ Vovides, A. P., & Iglesias, C. G. (1996). Seed germination of Magnolia dealbata Zucc.(Magnoliaceae), an endangered species from Mexico. Hortscience, 31(5), 877-877.
- ↑ Mata-Rosas, M., Jiménez-Rodríguez, Á., & Chávez-Avila, V. M. (2006). Somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis in Magnolia dealbata Zucc.(Magnoliaceae), an endangered, endemic Mexican species. HortScience, 41(5), 1325-1329.
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