Magnolia doltsopa

Magnolia doltsopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species: M. doltsopa
Binomial name
Magnolia doltsopa
(Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Figlar
Synonyms
  • Michelia doltsopa Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
  • Magnolia excelsa (Wall.) Blume
  • Michelia manipurensis Watt ex Brandis
  • Michelia wardii Dandy
  • Michelia calcuttensis P.Parm.
  • Sampacca excelsa (Wall.) Kuntze[1]

Magnolia doltsopa is a large shrub or small tree native to the eastern Himalayan region and the Meghalaya subtropical forests in Northeastern India.[2] The wood is fragrant.[3]

Description

The plant varies in form from bushy to narrow and upright, can grow to a height of 30 metres (98 ft) tall. The tree flowers in spring and produces heavily scented white flowers. It has long leathery and glossy dark-green leaves, 6–17 centimetres (2.4–6.7 in) in length, that provide a point of interest all year long. The wood is a rich brown.[4]

The "Silver Cloud" variety grows to 15 feet and flowers earlier in its lifespan.[5]

Cultivation

Magnolia doltsopa is used as a featured ornamental tree and street tree, or pruned as a hedge. It enjoys a sheltered position in full or part sun, and appreciates well drained soil.[6] It can tolerate acidic soil.[5]

Global distribution and use

In Nepal, the wood of the Magnolia doltsopa is used for house building.[3] It is also used for house building in Bhutan, where in the 1980s it suffered from over-harvesting.[4]

The Magnolia doltsopa is useful in a Shifting cultivation system, which relies on species with good nitrogen fixation in soil.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-252919
  2. ↑ Flint, Harrison L. (1997). Landscape Plants for Eastern North America: Exclusive of Florida and the Immediate Gulf Coast. John Wiley & Sons. p. 394. ISBN 9780471599197.
  3. 1 2 Loudon, John Claudius (1838). Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum. Harvard University. p. 291.
  4. 1 2 Hellum, A. K. (2001). A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan. University of Alberta. p. 10. ISBN 9780888643230.
  5. 1 2 Burke, Don (2005). The Complete Burke's Backyard: The Ultimate Book of Fact Sheets. Murdoch Books. p. 453. ISBN 9781740457392.
  6. ↑ Pacific Horticultural Foundation (1960). "California Horticultural Journal". California Horticultural Journal. 21-22.
  7. ↑ Sharma, P. D. (2009). Ecology and Environment. Rastogi Publications. p. 260. ISBN 9788171339051.


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