Magnolia cubensis

Magnolia cubensis, the Cuban magnolia or cashew of the Maestra, is a tree native to the island of Cuba in the West Indies. It grows in the Sierra Maestra in the southeastern part of the island, at elevations from 700–1,800 m (2,300–5,900 ft). It is an evergreen with leathery leaves and flowers about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in diameter. Seeds are reddish-orange.[1][2]

Magnolia cubensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Subgenus: Magnolia subg. Magnolia
Section: Magnolia sect. Talauma
Subsection: Magnolia subsect. Cubenses
Species:
M. cubensis
Binomial name
Magnolia cubensis

References

  1. Backyard Gardener
  2. Urban, Ignatz. Symbolae Antillanae seu Fundamenta Florae Indiae Occidentalis 1: 307. 1899.
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