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Magnolia gilbertoi

Magnolia gilbertoi
Photo: (c) Thalia M. Mite, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0

Magnolia gilbertoi is a canopy tree from the Magnoliaceae family, endemic to Colombia, found in sub-Andean and Andean forests. It is grown mainly for conservation and is not a common garden plant; it is threatened by logging and habitat loss.

Family
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during growth and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Moist, well-drained, acidic to neutral soil rich in organic matter.
Temperature
15–25 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Colombia (Risaralda, Valle del Cauca)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Magnolia gilbertoi is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is a tree endemic to Colombia. It is known commonly as cana bravo and hojarasco de Gilberto.

This tree is part of the canopy in sub-Andean and Andean forests. It is cut for its wood and its habitat is being cleared for agriculture, making it an endangered species.

Other Magnolia plants

Ashe's Magnolia · Magnolia boliviana · Campbell's Magnolia · Magnolia cararensis · Champak · Prosperous Music Smiling Tree · Magnolia coco · Compressed Michelia · Dawson's magnolia · Cloudforest magnolia · Chinese Evergreen Magnolia · Lilytree

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Magnolia gilbertoi 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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