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Magnolia figo (Lour.) Dc.

Banana magnolia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Magnoliaceae > Magnolia

Characteristics

A shrub. It can grow 5 m high. The twigs zigzag. The leaves are in 2 ranks. The leaf blade is 4-12 cm long by 2-5 cm wide. The upper side in shiny and dark green while the underneath is a dull green. The flowers are bowl shaped. They have a banana scent.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.8
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical and subtropical plant. It grows on shady slopes and along riverbanks in well-drained sandy soil.
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Broad-leaved evergreen forests, shady slopes and along river banks.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

The leaves are used for scenting tea.
Uses environmental use food food additive material medicinal oil perfumery tea
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Tea (unspecified), Cardiodepressant (unspecified), Hypertension (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It is usually grown by air layering or stem cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -9
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Magnolia figo unspecified picture

Distribution

Magnolia figo world distribution map, present in China, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Thailand, and United States of America

Conservation status

Magnolia figo threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554702-1
WFO ID wfo-0000233130
COL ID 3XH9V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Liriodendron figo Magnolia figo Michelia figo Sampacca parvifolia Michelia parvifolia Magnolia fuscata var. hebeclada Magnolia fuscata var. parviflora Michelia fascicata Magnolia fuscata var. annonifolia

Lower taxons

Magnolia figo var. figo Magnolia figo var. crassipes Magnolia figo var. skinneriana
WorldFloraDB 2024