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Magnolia denudata Desr.

Yulan magnolia (en), Magnolia dénudé (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Magnoliaceae > Magnolia

Characteristics

A deciduous shrub or tree. It grows 5-9 m high and spreads about 9 m wide. The leaves are large and leathery and blue-green. The flowers are white and have a smell. They are cup shaped. The flowers appear on bare wood before the leaves.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 5.5
Mature height (meter) 10.0 - 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.7
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It cannot tolerate strong winds or heavy frosts. In China it grows between 500-1,000 m above sea level. It suits hardiness zones 6-9. Arboretum Tasmania. Melbourne Botanical garden. In Yunnan.
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Found in thickets, the trees are often cut down and sprouting from the base. Forests at elevations of 500-1000 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The flower buds are pickled after the calyx is removed and used to flavour rice. They are also used for scenting tea. The fresh petals of the partly opened flower are dipped in batter, deep fried and served while hot as a delicacy.
Uses afforestation environmental use material medicinal tea
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Headache (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Rhinitis (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Toothache (unspecified), Hair-Tonic (unspecified), Vertigo (unspecified), Seasickness (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

The plants can be grown from seed. They can also be grown from cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Magnolia denudata unspecified picture

Distribution

Magnolia denudata world distribution map, present in China and Pakistan

Conservation status

Magnolia denudata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554678-1
WFO ID wfo-0000233089
COL ID 3XH8R
BDTFX ID 40652
INPN ID 107139
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Magnolia citriodora Magnolia superba Magnolia yulan Michelia yulan Yulania conspicua Magnolia alexandrina Magnolia cyathiformis Magnolia denudata Magnolia heptapeta (buc'hoz) Magnolia spectabilis Magnolia conspicua Yulania pyriformis Yulania denudata Yulania cuneatifolia Gwillimia yulan Magnolia triumphans Magnolia precia Magnolia cuneatifolia Magnolia conspicua var. rosea Magnolia denudata var. angustitepala Magnolia purpurea var. denudata Magnolia denudata var. pyriformis Lassonia heptapeta buc'hoz Magnolia denudata var. glabrata
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