| Magnolia schiedeana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Section: | Magnolia sect. Magnolia |
| Species: | M. schiedeana |
| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia schiedeana Schldl. | |
Magnolia schiedeana is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it occurs along the slopes of the Gulf of Mexico. [1]
Magnolia schiedeana is a tree growing up to 25 meters tall. It flowers from April to June. [2]
Magnolia schiedeana is native to the southern Sierra Madre Oriental in eastern Mexico, in the states of Hidalgo, Puebla, and Veracruz. It is known from about 14 scattered populations including Acatlán, Veracruz and the La Cortadura cloud forest of Coatepec, Veracruz. The species' estimated potential forest distribution is 17,411 km2. [1]
It is native to cloud forests between 1,200 to 2,100 meters elevation, and is associated with oaks. [1] In the cloud forest of Eloxochitlán, Hidalgo, M. schiedeana ranges from 1,400 to 2,210 meters elevation, and below 1700 meters it is an important canopy tree, growing 20 meters high in association with oaks. [1]
The species' distribution is allopatric, with the populations separated by the distribution of suitable cloud forest habitats in Mexico's mountains. Several populations once classed as Magnolia schiedeana are now considered separate species, including Magnolia pedrazae in San Luis Potosí and Querétaro, Magnolia oaxacensis in Oaxaca, Magnolia guerrerensis and Magnolia vazquezii in Guerrero, and Magnolia zamudioi in Oaxaca and southern Veracruz. [2]
Flowers are pollinated by the endemic beetle Cyclocephala jalapensis . The plants can reproduce sexually, producing seeds which are dispersed by small mammals. It often reproduces by vegetative means, sprouting from the base. [2] Magnolia schiedeana is a larval food plant for the Lepidoptera species Papilio garamas abderus (Papilionidae), Paradirphia hoegei (Saturniidae: Hemileucinae), and Jonaspyge jonas (Hesperiidae). [3]
The species' cloud forest habitat is threatened and degraded by timber harvesting and clearance for agriculture. Its conservation status is assessed as vulnerable. [1]
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Podocarpus matudae is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico.
Craugastor mexicanus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to eastern Mexico and occurs in the states of Oaxaca, Puebla, Hidalgo, and Veracruz. It is a common species inhabiting tropical wet and semi-deciduous forest, pine-oak montane forest, and montane cloud forest at elevations of 700–3,420 m (2,300–11,220 ft) above sea level. Although it is adaptable to habitat disturbance, loss of cloud forest is a potential threat to it. Also chytridiomycosis can have negative impacts. It is present in a number of protected areas, including Cofre de Perote National Park, Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve, and Cuenca Hidrográfica Río Necaxa.
Magnolia dealbata is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to Mexico. It is known commonly as the cloudforest magnolia and eloxochitl. It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Magnolia macrophylla, which is otherwise native to the southeastern United States.
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Quercus iltisii is a species of oak tree native to western Mexico, where it is found in a small portion of Jalisco and Colima states.
Quercus affinis is a species of oak native only to Mexico, mostly to the Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests.
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Quercus paxtalensis is a species of oak endemic to Mexico.
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Magnolia zamudioi is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Mexico, where it is found in the mountains of southern Veracruz and Chiapas.
Magnolia vazquezii is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero state in southern Mexico.
Magnolia guerrerensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero state in southern Mexico.
Magnolia oaxacensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca of Oaxaca state in southern Mexico.
