Magnolia hodgsonii
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Magnolia hodgsonii (syn. Talauma hodgsonii), is a species of Magnolia native to the forests of the Himalaya and southeastern Asia, occurring in Bhutan, southwestern China (Xizang), northeastern India, northern Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand. It grows at moderate altitudes of 850-1500 m with a subtropical climate.
It is a small evergreen tree up to 15 m tall. The leaves are obovate-oblong, 20-50 cm long and 10-13 cm broad, with a leathery texture. The flowers are fragrant, with nine tepals up to 9 cm long, the inner tepals white, the outer ones greenish; they are produced in April to May. The fruit is 13-15 cm long, composed of an aggregate of 40-80 follicles.
The wood is "very soft and worthless". Like almost all Himalayan Magnoliaceae, M. hodgsonii flourishes in a stiff clay soil.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton; J. F. Cathcart and W. H. Fitch (1855). Illustrations of Himalayan plants. London: L. Reeve, 35-36. LCC QK349.33 .H66 1855.
[edit] External links
- Flora of China: Magnoliaceae (draft edition). Treates species as Talauma hodgsoni.
- Plant Novelties: Talauma hodgsonii from Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden newsletter
