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Magnolia officinalis (Hou Po)

Synonyms: Houpoea officinalis (homotypic); Magnolia officinalis officinalis

Wikipedia Abstract

Magnolia officinalis (commonly called houpu magnolia or magnolia-bark) is a species of Magnolia native to the mountains and valleys of China at altitudes of 300–1500 m.
View Wikipedia Record: Magnolia officinalis

Infraspecies

Magnolia officinalis var. biloba
Magnolia officinalis var. officinalis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Magnolia officinalis

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Carbon Capture [1]  Medium-High
Shade Percentage [1]  90 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  High
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium-High
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Pollinators [2]  Beetles
Structure [2]  Tree
Usage [2]  Wood - fine grained. It is said to be a useful wood.
Height [2]  66 feet (20 m)
Width [2]  39 feet (12 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 6 Low Temperature: -10 F° (-23.3 C°) → 0 F° (-17.8 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 8 Low Temperature: 10 F° (-12.2 C°) → 20 F° (-6.7 C°)
Water Use [1]  High to Moderate
View Plants For A Future Record : Magnolia officinalis

Predators

Asterococcus muratae[3]
Pseudaulacaspis cockerelli (false oleander scale)[3]

External References

Citations

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♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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