Magnolia coco
At the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species:
M. coco
Binomial name
Magnolia coco
Synonyms[1]
  • Lirianthe coco (Lour.) N.H.Xia & C.Y.Wu
  • Liriodendron coco Lour.
  • Liriopsis pumila Spach ex Baill.
  • Talauma coco (Lour.) Merr.

Magnolia coco, the coconut magnolia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam.[1] A small tree from 7–13 ft (2–4 m) in the garden, it is hardy to zone 9, and can also be kept as a houseplant.[2] It is incorrectly called Magnolia pumila in some sources.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Magnolia coco (Lour.) DC". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 Leeth, Frederick (10 August 2021). "Magnolia Coco ( Coconut Magnolia )". backyardgardener.com. Backyard Gardener. Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.


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