Magnolia doltsopa
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Magnolia doltsopa is a species of the genus Magnolia ( Magnolia ) within the Magnolia family (Magnoliaceae). It thrives in the eastern Himalayas and the subtropical forests in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya . The IUCN classifies this species as “insufficient data” (“DD”).
description
Vegetative characteristics
Magnolia doltsopa grows as a large shrub or small tree . As a tree, it can reach heights of up to 30 meters. The plant shape varies from bushy to narrow and upright. The fragrant wood has a strong brown color.
The leathery, smooth, dark green, simple leaf blade is 6 to 17 inches long.
Generative characteristics
It blooms in spring and produces heavily scented white flowers.
Taxonomy
It was first described in 1817 under the name (Basionym) Michelia doltsopa Buch.-Ham. ex DC. The new combination to Magnolia doltsopa (Buch.-Ham. Ex DC.) Figlar took place in 2000.
Synonyms for Magnolia doltsopa (Buch.-Ham. Ex DC.) Figlar are: Magnolia excelsa Wall. , Michelia excelsa (Wall.) Flower , Magnolia excelsa Jacques nom. illeg., Michelia manipurensis Watt ex Brandis , Michelia wardii Dandy , Michelia calcuttensis P.Parm. , Sampacca excelsa (Wall.) Kuntze .
use
Magnolia doltsopa is used as an attractive ornamental plant and as a tree in greenery or as a hedge. It thrives best in sheltered sunny or partially shaded locations on well-aerated soil . Acid soils are tolerated. The 'Silver Cloud' variety reaches stature heights of up to 15 ft (5 m) high and begins flowering earlier in its life.
In Nepal , the wood is used to build houses, as is Bhutan , where this species was endangered by overexploitation in the 1980s.
Magnolia doltsopa is shifting useful systems because the plant nitrogen fixed in the soil.
Individual evidence
- ^ Harrison L. Flint: Landscape Plants for Eastern North America: Exclusive of Florida and the Immediate Gulf Coast . John Wiley & Sons, 1997, ISBN 9780471599197 .
- ↑ S. Khela: Magnolia doltsopa . In: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T193936A2291402 . 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ A b John Claudius Loudon: Arboretum Et Fruticetum Britannicum . Harvard University, 1838.
- ↑ a b c A. K. Hellum: A Painter's Year in the Forests of Bhutan . University of Alberta, 2001, ISBN 9780888643230 .
- ↑ a b Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Magnolia doltsopa. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ Pacific Horticultural Foundation: California Horticultural Journal . In: California Horticultural Journal . 21-22, 1960.
- ^ A b Don Burke: The Complete Burke's Backyard: The Ultimate Book of Fact Sheets . Murdoch Books, 2005, ISBN 9781740457392 , p. 453.
- ^ PD Sharma: Ecology and Environment . Rastogi Publications, 2009, ISBN 9788171339051 .