Magnolia cubensis
Magnolia cubensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Magnoliaceae |
Genus: | Magnolia |
Section: | Magnolia sect. Talauma |
Subsection: | Magnolia subsect. Cubenses |
Species: | M. cubensis |
Binomial name | |
Magnolia cubensis Urb. |
Magnolia cubensis, the Cuban magnolia or cashew of the Maestra, is a tree native to the island of Cuba in the West Indies. It grows in the Sierra Maestra in the southeastern part of the island, at elevations from 700–1,800 m (2,300–5,900 ft). It is an evergreen with leathery leaves and flowers about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in diameter. Seeds are reddish-orange.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Backyard Gardener
- ^ Urban, Ignatz. Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta Florae Indiae Occidentalis 1: 307. 1899.