Magnolia pterocarpa
Magnolia pterocarpa is a species of tree that grows in South Asia.
| Magnolia pterocarpa | |
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| Flower, Bangladesh | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Species: | M. pterocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia pterocarpa | |
Description
Evergreen trees, young branchlets pubescent. Leaves petiolate, petiole 2–5 cm long, lamina obovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute at the apex, attenuate at the base, coriaceous, glabrous and shiny above, rusty tomentose beneath when young. Flowers white, fragrant. Tepals 9, outer 3 sepaloid, green outside, greenish-white inside, inner 6 petaloid. Stamens numerous, filaments short. Gynoecium ovoid. Fruiting receptacles ellipsoid, c. 15 × 7 cm, ripe carpels oblong, beaked, feathery. Seeds 2, orange. Flowering and fruiting: April–November[1]
Distribution and habitat
Tropical and subtropical forests. It is found in Bangladesh,[2] India, and Nepal.[1]
References
- Khela, S. (2020). "Magnolia pterocarpa (amended version of 2014 assessment)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- http://bnh-flora.gov.bd/species-description/?id=221
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