Magnolia cubensis
| Magnolia cubensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Section: | Magnolia sect. Talauma |
| Subsection: | Magnolia subsect. Cubenses |
| Species: | M. cubensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia cubensis Urb.
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Magnolia cubensis, the Cuban magnolia or cashew of the Maestra, is a tree native to the island of Cuba in the West Indies. It grows in the Sierra Maestra in the southeastern part of the island, at elevations from 700–1,800 m (2,300–5,900 ft). It is an evergreen with leathery leaves and flowers about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in diameter. Seeds are reddish-orange.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Rivers, M.C.; Wheeler, L. (2016). "Magnolia cubensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T62591A3116500. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T62591A3116500.en. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Magnolia cubensis Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ Backyard Gardener[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ignatz Urban (1899), Symbolae Antillanae,seu, Fundamenta florae Indiae Occidentalis (in German), vol. 1, Leipzig: Fratres Borntraeger ;Paul Klincksieck (published 1928), p. 307, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.144, OCLC 3428907, Wikidata Q6136778
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