Magnolia faustinomirandae

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Magnolia faustinomirandae
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Section: Magnolia sect. Magnolia
Species:
M. faustinomirandae
Binomial name
Magnolia faustinomirandae
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Magnolia faustinomirandae is a species of tree endemic to the Chiapas Highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. [1]

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Range and habitat

Magnolia faustinomirandae is found only in the municipality of Jitotol, Chiapas. Its known extent of occurrence (EOO) is less than 100 km2. [1]

It grows in open cloud forests at 1600 meters elevation, with species of pine and oak, Liquidambar styraciflua , Nyssa sylvatica , and Brunellia mexicana . [1]

Conservation

The species' conservation status is assessed as critically endangered. Its cloud forest habitat has been severely fragmented and degraded by deforestation over the past two decades. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Rivers, M.C., Samain, M.S. & Martínez Salas, E. 2016. Magnolia faustinomirandae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T67513523A67513703. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T67513523A67513703.en. Accessed 6 February 2023.