Magnolia pterocarpa
Flower, Bangladesh
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species:
M. pterocarpa
Binomial name
Magnolia pterocarpa

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

Description

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

Tropical and subtropical forests. It is found in Bangladesh,[2] India, and Nepal.[1]

References

  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. ↑ "Species Description – Flora of Bangladesh".


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