Magnolia rimachii

Magnolia rimachii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Section: Magnolia sect. Talauma
Species:
M. rimachii
Binomial name
Magnolia rimachii
Synonyms

Talauma rimachii Lozano

Magnolia rimachii is a small to medium-sized tree of the family Magnoliaceae commonly reaching 8 to 15 m high. It is found in the western lowland Amazon Basin tropical forest, in Ecuador and Peru, between 140–500 metres (460–1,640 ft) in elevation.[2][3]

Description

Magnolia rimachii has chartaceous elliptic leaves 12–26 cm (4.7–10.2 in) long and 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) broad.[2] Flowers are fragrant and can have 6 or 7 obovate petals 2–4.5 cm (0.79–1.77 in) long and 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) wide.[2] The elliptic fruit can be ca. 3.5 cm (1.4 in) long.[2]

References

  1. ^ Khela, S. (2014). "Magnolia rimachii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T193997A2293735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T193997A2293735.en. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Lozano, Gustavo (1994). Dugandiodendron y Talauma (Magnoliaceae) en el Neotropico (in Spanish). Bogotá: Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas. p. 105. ISBN 9789589205006.
  3. ^ "Tropicos | Name - Magnolia rimachii (Lozano) Govaerts". tropicos.org. Retrieved 2016-05-24.


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