Globe magnolia
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| Magnolia globosa J. D. Hooker & Thomson |
Globe Magnolia (Magnolia globosa) is a species of Magnolia native to Bhutan, southwestern China (Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan), northeastern India (Assam, Sikkim), northern Myanmar, and eastern Nepal.
It is a deciduous large shrub or small tree growing to 7-10 m tall. The leaves are variable in shape, obovate, elliptic-ovate or broadly ovate, 10-24 cm long and 5-14 cm broad, glossy dark green above, paler and slightly downy below, and with a bluntly acute apex. The flowers are creamy white, 6-7.6 cm wide, with the 9-12 tepals all about the same size; they are fragrant, nodding or pendent, and have a rounded, globose profile.
It is closely related to M. wilsonii and M. sieboldii, and is rare in cultivation. Flowers are less showy than other species in the genus, so use as a foliage plant would fit this species best.
[edit] External links
- Hunt, D. (ed). (1998). Magnolias and their allies. International Dendrology Society and Magnolia Society. ISBN 0-9517234-8-0
- Flora of China: Magnoliaceae (draft account)
- Photo of flowers and foliage
