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Magnolia grandiflora

L. (1759)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Magnoliids Order: Magnoliales Family: Magnoliaceae Genus: Magnolia

southern magnolia

Description

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (39)

Magnolia angustifolia Millais (1927)
Magnolia elliptica (W.T.Aiton) Link (1829)
Magnolia exoniensis Millais (1927)
Magnolia ferruginea W.Watson (1889)
Magnolia foetida (L.) Sarg. (1889)
Magnolia foetida f. margaretiae Ashe (1931)
Magnolia foetida f. margaretta Ashe (1931)
Magnolia foetida f. parvifolia Ashe (1931)
Magnolia galissoniensis Millais (1927)
Magnolia glabra P.Parm. (1896)
Magnolia gloriosa Millais (1927)
Magnolia grandiflora f. galissoniensis K.Koch (1869)
Magnolia grandiflora f. lanceolata (Aiton) Rehder (1949)
Magnolia grandiflora var. angustifolia Loudon (1838)
Magnolia grandiflora var. elliptica Aiton (1789)
Magnolia grandiflora var. exoniensis Loudon (1839)
Magnolia grandiflora var. ferruginea Sims (1817)
Magnolia grandiflora var. lanceolata W.T.Aiton (1811)
Magnolia grandiflora var. obovata W.T.Aiton (1811)
Magnolia grandiflora var. praecox Loudon (1838)
Magnolia grandiflora var. rotundifolia Sweet ex Loudon (1838)
Magnolia hartwegii G.Nicholson (1894)
Magnolia hartwicus G.Nicholson (1894)
Magnolia lacunosa Raf. (1840)
Magnolia lanceolata (Aiton) Link (1829)
Magnolia longifolia Sweet (1826)
Magnolia maxima Lodd. ex G.Don (1830)
Magnolia microphylla Ser. (1849)
Magnolia obovata (W.T.Aiton) Link (1829)
Magnolia obtusifolia Ser. (1849)
Magnolia praecox Millais (1927)
Magnolia pravertiana Millais (1927)
Magnolia rotundifolia Millais (1927)
Magnolia stricta G.Nicholson (1894)
Magnolia tardiflora Ser. (1849)
Magnolia tomentosa Ser. (1849)
Magnolia umbrella var. maxima (Lodd. ex G.Don) P.Parm. (1896)
Magnolia virginiana var. foetida L. (1753)
Magnolia virginiana var. grisea L. (1753)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1082 (1759)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Magnolia grandiflora Koloa, Kalaheo, just SW of Kalaheo School Preserved_Specimen Evergreen of 4 m, leaves subcoriaceous, glossy above, rusty pubescent beneath. Fruits greenish pink, carpels dehiscing when ripe, seeds with bright red arils, dangling from white threads. Lorence, D.H. 6618 Kauai BISH 1990-09-30
2 Magnolia grandiflora Koolau Mountain Range: Manoa Valley; up Manoa Road Preserved_Specimen Fruit only. Seeds bright-red, hard. Cooke Jr., C.M. 95 Oahu BISH 1944-10-31
3 Magnolia grandiflora Koloa, Kalaheo, Punwai Rd Preserved_Specimen Tree of 15'. Leaves dark, glossy green above, rusty pubescent below. Seeds bright red. Flynn, T.W. 1981 Kauai BISH 1986-12-04
4 Magnolia grandiflora Honolulu, 2616 Pali Hwy partial shade Preserved_Specimen tree of 6 m; quite leggy Lau, J. 1637 Oahu BISH 1985-11-16
5 Magnolia grandiflora Honolulu, Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Rankin, P. Oahu BISH 1938-06-18
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