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Magnolia boliviana (granadilla)

Synonyms: Talauma boliviana (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Magnolia boliviana is a tree in the Magnoliaceae family native to the rainforests of the eastern Andean foothills from central Bolivia to Southern Peru between 200 - 500 m.a.s.l. It can reach a height of 30 m and the trunk can be 50 - 75 cm in diameter. The smooth ovate-elliptic leaves are 12 - 29 cm long and 7.5 - 12 cm wide. Flowers have 6 obovate white petals ca. 6 cm long; the ovoid fruit can be 11 - 14 cm long. A common name for this tree in Bolivia is "granadilla".
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Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Magnolia boliviana

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0