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Magnolia coriacea

Magnolia coriacea is a rare, endangered evergreen tree from southeastern Yunnan, China, growing 10 to 20 m tall with leathery leaves and white flowers. It is seldom cultivated, so care advice comes from general magnolia husbandry.

Family
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth, and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, slightly acidic humus-rich soil.
Temperature
15–28 °C; protect below 0 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
SC. China (SE. Yunnan)
Climate
subtropical

About

Magnolia coriacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is a tree native to southeastern Yunnan in south-central China. There are no more than about 500 individuals remaining of this endangered species.

This is a tree growing 10 to 20 meters tall. The leaves are up to 15 centimeters long. The flowers have white tepals.

Other Magnolia plants

Cucumber Magnolia · Magnolia amazonica · Tianmu Magnolia · Magnolia aromatica · Ashe's Magnolia · Magnolia biondii · Magnolia sumatrana var. glauca · Magnolia boliviana · Magnolia calimaensis · Magnolia calophylla · Campbell's Magnolia · Magnolia cararensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Magnolia coriacea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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