Magnolia doltsopa

Magnolia doltsopa is a large shrub or small tree native to the eastern Himalayan region and the Meghalaya subtropical forests in Northeastern India.[3] The wood is fragrant.[4]

Magnolia doltsopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Subgenus: Magnolia subg. Yulania
Section: Magnolia sect. Michelia
Subsection: Magnolia subsect. Michelia
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[2]

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.[5]

The "Silver Cloud" variety grows to 15 feet and flowers earlier in its lifespan.[6]

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.[7] It can tolerate acidic soil.[6]

Global distribution and use

In Nepal, the wood of the Magnolia doltsopa is used for house building.[4] It is also used for house building in Bhutan, where in the 1980s it suffered from over-harvesting.[5]

The Magnolia doltsopa is useful in a Shifting cultivation system, which relies on species with good nitrogen fixation in soil.[8]

References
  1. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/193936/2291402
  2. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-252919
  3. 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.
  4. Loudon, John Claudius (1838). Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum. Harvard University. pp. 291. michelia doltsopa.
  5. Hellum, A. K. (2001). A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan. University of Alberta. p. 10. ISBN 9780888643230.
  6. Burke, Don (2005). The Complete Burke's Backyard: The Ultimate Book of Fact Sheets. Murdoch Books. p. 453. ISBN 9781740457392.
  7. Pacific Horticultural Foundation (1960). "California Horticultural Journal". California Horticultural Journal. 21–22.
  8. Sharma, P. D. (2009). Ecology and Environment. Rastogi Publications. p. 260. ISBN 9788171339051.


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