Magnolia dealbata

Magnolia dealbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species: M. dealbata
Binomial name
Magnolia dealbata

Magnolia dealbata is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is known commonly as the cloudforest magnolia[2] and eleoxochitl.[3] It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Magnolia macrophylla.[3]

Distribution

The cloudforest magnolia tree is endemic to Mexico, to cloudforests primarily in Veracruz state, and into Hidalgo and Oaxaca states.

The species was thought to be extinct for a while, until a population was rediscovered in 1977.[4]

Uses

Magnolia dealbata is cultivated as an ornamental plant, used as a flowering tree in gardens.

It is also used for timber, and as a traditional medicinal plant for heart problems.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Rivers, M.C. (2016). "Magnolia dealbata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T88558975A2796189. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T88558975A2796189.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Magnolia dealbata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 Vovides, A.P. 1998. Magnolia macrophylla var. dealbata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 08 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Vovides, A. P., & Iglesias, C. G. (1996). Seed germination of Magnolia dealbata Zucc.(Magnoliaceae), an endangered species from Mexico. Hortscience, 31(5), 877-877.
  5. ↑ Mata-Rosas, M., Jiménez-Rodríguez, Á., & Chávez-Avila, V. M. (2006). Somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis in Magnolia dealbata Zucc.(Magnoliaceae), an endangered, endemic Mexican species. HortScience, 41(5), 1325-1329.


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