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Magnolia tripetala L.

Umbrella-tree (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Magnoliales > Magnoliaceae > Magnolia

Characteristics

Trees , deciduous, often multitrunked, to 15 m. Bark gray, smooth. Pith homogeneous. Twigs and foliar buds glabrous. Leaves crowded in terminal whorl-like clusters; stipules (4-)6.6-9.4(-10) × 2.6-3.7 cm, abaxially red glandular, sparsely pilose. Leaf blade elliptic-oblong to narrowly obovate, or oblanceolate, (10-)26-57(-70) × (7.2-)10-30 cm, thin, broadest near middle, base cuneate to long-tapered, apex very short to long-acuminate or abruptly acute, rarely apiculate; surfaces abaxially densely pilose, especially on midvein, adaxially green, glabrous. Flowers malodorous, 5.5-11 cm across; spathaceous bracts 2, abaxially glandular; tepals spreading, creamy white, outermost whorl sepaloid, reflexed, greenish; stamens 81-103(-115), 8-17 mm; filaments purple; pistils (45-)53-66(-73). Follicetums cylindric to ovoid-cylindric, 6-10 × 2-3.5 cm; follicles long-beaked, glabrous. Seeds lenticular to nearly ovoid, 9-12 mm, aril deep pink to red. 2 n =38.
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Small tree to 10 m; winter terminal bud 2–3 cm, glabrous; lf scars with minute resin glands; lvs closely clustered beneath the fls, deciduous, thin, lance-obovate, at anthesis 1.5–2 dm, at maturity to 5 dm, abruptly and sharply acuminate, tapering from the middle to an acute base, the lower surface green, finely and sparsely hairy; fls white, malodorous; pet 6–9, oblanceolate to narrowly obovate, spreading, 8–14 cm; style thick, persisting as a beak on the glabrous follicle; fr-cone ellipsoid-cylindric, 7–12 cm; 2n=38. Rich woods; Ga. to Ark., n. to s. Pa., W.Va., O., Ky., and e. Mo. May.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 8.55 - 9.55
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) 0.7
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 3-7
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
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

Habit

Magnolia tripetala habit picture by Myriam Lemieux (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Magnolia tripetala leaf picture by Jenn Mackert (cc-by-sa)
Magnolia tripetala leaf picture by Charles Andris (cc-by-sa)
Magnolia tripetala leaf picture by dee palmer (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Magnolia tripetala fruit picture by Magan Amy (cc-by-sa)
Magnolia tripetala fruit picture by Joe Beal (cc-by-sa)
Magnolia tripetala fruit picture by Brian Daly (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Magnolia tripetala world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Georgia, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Conservation status

Magnolia tripetala threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:554866-1
WFO ID wfo-0000233440
COL ID 3XHKR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Magnolia frondosa Magnolia umbellata Magnolia umbrella Kobus tripetala Houpoea tripetala Magnolia virginiana var. tripetala Magnolia michauxii Magnolia tripetala
WorldFloraDB 2024