Magnolia coriacea

Magnolia coriacea
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Magnoliaceae
Genus:	Magnolia
Species:	M. coriacea
Binomial name
Magnolia coriacea (Hung T.Chang & B.L.Chen) Figlar [2]
Synonyms [2]
Michelia coriaceaHung T.Chang & B.L.Chen Michelia nitidaB.L.Chen Michelia polyneuraC.Y.Wu ex Y.W.Law & Y.F.Wu

Magnolia coriacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is native to China. ^[2] There are no more than about 500 individuals remaining of this endangered species. ^[1]

This is a tree growing 10 to 20 meters tall. The leaves are up to 15 centimeters long. The flowers have white tepals. ^[3]

References

1. Global Tree Specialist Group (2014). "Magnolia coriacea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014 e.T39016A2885659. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T39016A2885659.en . Retrieved 2022-03-25.
2. "Magnolia coriacea (Hung T.Chang & B.L.Chen) Figlar". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
3. Michelia coriacea. Flora of China.

Further reading

• Tang, C. Q., et al. (2011). Habitat fragmentation, degradation, and population status of endangered Michelia coriacea in southeastern Yunnan, China. Mountain Research and Development, 31(4), 343–350.
• Zhao, X., & Sun, W. (2009). Abnormalities in sexual development and pollinator limitation in Michelia coriacea (Magnoliaceae), a critically endangered endemic to Southeast Yunnan, China. Flora, 204(6), 463–470.
• Zhao, X., Ma, Y., Sun, W., Wen, X., & Milne, R. (2012). High genetic diversity and low differentiation of Michelia coriacea (Magnoliaceae), a critically endangered endemic in southeast Yunnan, China. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 13(4), 4396–4411.