Magnolia officinalis Rehder & E.H.Wilson

Magnolia-bark (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Magnoliaceae > Magnolia

Characteristics

A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 6.75
Mature height (meter) 20.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Alpine and hilly areas. Forests at elevations of 300-1500 metres.
More
It is a subtropical plant. In Yunnan.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses environmental use food medicinal wood
Edible flowers
Therapeutic use Cough (bark), Diarrhea (bark), Dyspepsia (bark), Abdomen (unspecified), Antiseptic (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Congestion (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Female (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flatulence (unspecified), Gas (unspecified), Gastritis (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Liver (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Nausea (unspecified), Nyctalopia (unspecified), Pectoral (unspecified), Spasm (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Tympanitis (unspecified), Typhoid (unspecified), Anorexia (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Leukemia (unspecified), Cataract (unspecified), Constipation (unspecified), Internulcer (unspecified), Respiratory (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Enteritis (unspecified), Asthenopia (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -12
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Magnolia officinalis world distribution map, present in China

Conservation status

Magnolia officinalis threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554787-1
WFO ID wfo-0000233306
COL ID 3XHFL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Magnolia officinalis Houpoea officinalis Magnolia officinalis subsp. officinalis

Lower taxons

Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. officinalis