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Magnolia omeiensis
Origin: Guizhou and Sichuan, China.
| Family |
| Magnoliaceae |
| Genus |
| Magnolia |
| Species |
| omeiensis |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Synonyms |
| Parakmeria omeiensis |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 25 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| With no more than 50 mature individuals within a distribution area of only 1,910 km, this species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as critically endangered. |
| Habitat |
| Evergreen forests at an altitude of 1,000 - 1,200 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Dark grey in colour. |
| Leaf Description |
| Elliptic or obovate-elliptic, thick, 8 - 10 secondary veins on either side of the mid vein with a cuneate to narrowly cuneate base, 8 - 12 x 2.5 - 4.5 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Pale yellow with dark red filaments. |
| Fruit Description |
| Obovoid, 3 - 4 cm, produced in September. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Emei Mountain, Sichuan Province, China. |
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