Magnolia stellata (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.

Star magnolia (en), Magnolia étoilé (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Magnoliaceae > Magnolia

Characteristics

A deciduous compact shrub. It grows 2.5-3 m high and spreading to 2.5-3.7 m wide. It produces hundreds of small scented flowers. The flower buds are grey-green. The flowers are limp stars. They are 10 cm across. They are fragrant.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) 0.7
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It is frost hardy. It grows naturally on gently sloping land and in hills and valleys. It does best in a sunny site with slight water flow. It suits hardiness zones 5-9. Arboretum Tasmania.
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Woods in mountains. Found only in the mountains to the north-east of Nagoya.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal social use
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Headache (unspecified), Syphilis (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Ornament (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or 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

Flower

Magnolia stellata flower picture by 道草 (cc-by-sa)
Magnolia stellata flower picture by 道草 (cc-by-sa)
Magnolia stellata flower picture by ben vc (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Magnolia stellata world distribution map, present in China, Japan, and United States of America

Conservation status

Magnolia stellata threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554855-1
WFO ID wfo-0000233423
COL ID 3XHJY
BDTFX ID 40662
INPN ID 107148
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Magnolia kobus f. rosea Magnolia simi Talauma stellata Yulania stellata Magnolia rosea Magnolia velutina Magnolia kobus var. stellata Magnolia stellata var. keiskei Magnolia stellata var. rosea Magnolia keiskei Magnolia kobus f. stellata Buergeria stellata Magnolia stellata