Magnolia floribunda (syn. Michelia floribunda) is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.[2] A tree reaching 20 m (66 ft) tall, it is found in forests at elevations from 1,300 to 2,700 m (4,300 to 8,900 ft).[3] It is used as a street tree in a number of Chinese and Australian cities.[4]

Magnolia floribunda
At the Chengdu Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species:
M. floribunda
Binomial name
Magnolia floribunda
Synonyms[2]
  • Magnolia microtricha (Hand.-Mazz.) Figlar
  • Michelia floribunda Finet & Gagnep.
  • Michelia floribunda var. tongkingensis Dandy
  • Michelia kerrii Craib
  • Michelia microtricha Hand.-Mazz.

References

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  1. ^ Khela, S. (2014). "Kaeo Mahawan Magnolia floribunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T191486A1985247. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T191486A1985247.en. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Magnolia floribunda (Finet & Gagnep.) Figlar". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  3. ^ "6. Michelia floribunda Finet & Gagnepain, Bull. Soc. Bot. France. 52(Mém. 4): 46. 1906. 多花含笑 duo hua han xiao". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. ^ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169. S2CID 225429443.