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Magnolia pterocarpa
Flower, Bangladesh
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species:
M. pterocarpa
Binomial name
Magnolia pterocarpa
Synonyms[2]
  • Lirianthe grandiflora Spach
  • Lirianthe pterocarpa (Roxb.) Sima & S.G.Lu
  • Liriodendron grandiflorum Roxb.
  • Liriodendron indicum Spreng.
  • Magnolia sphenocarpa Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Michelia macrophylla D.Don
  • Sphenocarpus pterocarpus (Roxb.) K.Koch
  • Talauma roxburghii G.Don

Magnolia pterocarpa is a species of tree in the Magnoliaceae family that grows in South Asia.

Description

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The trees are evergreen. The young branchlets are pubescent. The leaves are petiolate, petiole 2–5 cm long, lamina obovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute at the apex, attenuated at the base, coriaceous, glabrous and shiny above, rusty tomentose beneath when young. Its flowers are white, fragrant with 9 Tepals. The outer 3 are sepaloid, green outside, greenish-white inside, while the inner 6 are petaloid. Stamens are numerous, and the filaments are short. Gynoecium ovoid. The fruiting receptacles are ellipsoid, c. 15 × 7 cm, ripe carpels oblong, beaked, and feathery. It has 2 orange seeds. Flowering and fruiting happen from April–November.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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It ranges from Uttarakhand in the western Himalayas through Nepal and Sikkim in the central Himalayas to Assam and Bangladesh.[2] It is native to frost-free montane subtropical and lowland tropical forests in the Himalayas.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Khela, S. (2020) [amended version of 2014 assessment]. "Magnolia pterocarpa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T193995A175309051.en. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Magnolia pterocarpa Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 March 2026.