Magnolia wilsonii

Magnolia wilsonii
	Flower
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Magnoliaceae
Genus:	Magnolia
Subgenus:	Magnolia subg. Magnolia
Section:	Magnolia sect. Rhytidospermum
Subsection:	Magnolia subsect. Oyama
Species:	M. wilsonii
Binomial name
	Magnolia wilsonii; (Finet & Gagnepain) Rehder
Synonyms
	Magnolia globosa subsp. wilsonii (Finet & Gagnep.) J.Li ; Magnolia parviflora var. wilsonii Finet & Gagnep. ; Oyama wilsonii (Finet & Gagnep.) N.H.Xia & C.Y.Wu ; Magnolia liliifera var. taliensis (W.W.Sm.) Pamp. ; Magnolia nicholsoniana Rehder & E.H.Wilson ; Magnolia taliensis W.W.Sm. ; Magnolia wilsonii f. nicholsoniana (Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Rehder ; Magnolia wilsonii var. petrosa Y.W.Law & M.R.Jia ; Magnolia wilsonii f. taliensis (W.W.Sm.) Rehder;

Magnolia wilsonii, or Wilson's magnolia, is a species of Magnolia native to China, in the provinces of western Guizhou, Sichuan and northern Yunnan, where it grows in the forest understory at altitudes of 1,900-3,000 m, rarely up to 3,300 m.

Description

Magnolia wilsonii is a large spreading shrub or small tree growing to 8–10 metres (26–33 ft) tall. The leaves are elliptic to lanceolate, 6–16 cm long and 3–7 cm broad with a 1–3 cm petiole, and have brown pubescence on the underside. The flowers are drooping, 8–12 cm in diameter, with nine (occasionally 12) tepals, the outer three small and greenish, sepal-like, the main six larger and pure white; the stamens and carpels are crimson. Due to their drooping character, the flowers are best viewed from the underside.

This species is threatened by habitat destruction and collection for medicinal use (see Houpu magnolia), and regeneration is poor.

Cultivation

Magnolia wilsonii, though rare, is in cultivation as an ornamental tree and planted in temperate climate gardens, such as in coastal California. It needs a protected planting location with afternoon shade. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[4]

References

^ China Expert Workshop. 2015. Magnolia wilsonii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015. Downloaded on 8 October 2015.
^ "Magnolia wilsonii (Finet & Gagnep.) Rehder". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
^ "Magnolia wilsonii (Finet & Gagnep.) Rehder". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
^ "Magnolia wilsonii AGM". Royal Horticultural Society. 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-27.

External links

[1] China Expert Workshop. 2015. Magnolia wilsonii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015. Downloaded on 8 October 2015.

[POWO-2] "Magnolia wilsonii (Finet & Gagnep.) Rehder". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 5, 2024.

[COL-3] "Magnolia wilsonii (Finet & Gagnep.) Rehder". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 5, 2024.

[4] "Magnolia wilsonii AGM". Royal Horticultural Society. 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-27.

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