| Magnolia ovoidea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Species: | M. ovoidea |
| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia ovoidea (Hung T.Chang & B.L.Chen) V.S.Kumar | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Magnolia ovoidea is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to China. There are only four small subpopulations of this critically endangered species. [1] The total population was estimated at less than 50 individuals as of 2007. [3]
This is a forest tree growing up to 10 meters tall. The leathery leaves are up to 14 centimeters long. The flower has eleven leathery tepals. They are yellow-green in color, the innermost taking a purple tinge. [4]
