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Magnolia sinica

Magnolia sinica
Photo: Daderot, CC0
Family
Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
China (SE. Yunnan)
Climate
subtropical

About

Magnolia sinica is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southeast Yunnan Province, China. In China it is known by common name huagaimu and distributes in south subtropical monsoon broadleaved evergreen forests at elevations of 1,339 to 1,707 metres (4,393 to 5,600 ft). It is categorized as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. As a plant species with extremely small populations (PSESP) there were an estimated 50 wild individuals remaining, and has been targeted as one of the 20 species approved by the Yunnan government for urgent rescue action before 2015.

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 sinica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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