Magnolia zenii
Magnolia zenii | |
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Magnolia zenii 'Pink Parchment' Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Magnoliaceae |
Genus: | Magnolia |
Subgenus: | Magnolia subg. Yulania |
Section: | Magnolia sect. Yulania |
Subsection: | Magnolia subsect. Yulania |
Species: | M. zenii |
Binomial name | |
Magnolia zenii W.C.Cheng |
Magnolia zenii is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to China.
Listed as "critically endangered," there were only a few dozen found left of these when the variety was first discovered in China in 1931 according to MEG McCONAHEY writing in THE PRESS DEMOCRAT.
Taxonomy
[edit]Magnolia zenii was described by botanist Wan-Chun Cheng in 1933.[2]
Gallery
[edit]- Flower
- Leaf
- Maturing fruit
- Mature fruit with seeds
- Photo of Magnolia zenii at the San Francisco Botanical Garden
References
[edit]- ^ China Expert Workshop (2014). "Magnolia zenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T32427A2818816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T32427A2818816.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Del Tredici, Peter; Spongberg, Stephen A. (1989). "A New Magnolia Blooms in Boston" (PDF). Arnoldia. 49 (2): 25–27 – via Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.
External links
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