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
Magnolia zenii was described by botanist Wan-Chun Cheng in 1933.[2]
Gallery
- Flower
- Leaf
- Maturing fruit
- Mature fruit with seeds
- Photo of Magnolia zenii at the San Francisco Botanical Garden
References
- ↑ 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.
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