Scientific Name:
Magnolia officinalis
Pronunciation:
mag-NO-lee-uh oh-fiss-ih-NAH-liss
Common Name:
Chinese magnolia, medical magnolia
Family Name:
Magnoliaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves 7-9 clustered on twig apex, blades oblong-lanceolate to obovate, most 11-20cm wide x 22-40 long, margins entire or slightly wavy, petiole thick and strong, 2.5-4cm long; flowers 10-15(-20)cm wide, fragrant, tepals 9-12(-17), white, thickly fleshy, stamens numerous, 2-3cm long with red filaments. Winter ID: bark brown, thick, not fissured; twigs pale yellow to grayish yellow, thick and strong; terminal buds ovoid-conical, large, glabrous. eFloras.org
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical, Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
5 - 7m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China (China)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Specimen plant, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Oblong
Apices:
Acute, Emarginate or retuse, Obtuse
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Outer 3 tepals pale green, oblong-obovate, 4-5 x 8-10cm long; anthers 1.2-1.5cm long; filaments 4-12mm long, red
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Follicle
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey
Additional Info:
Highly aromatic and strips are used in traditional Chinese medicine
Leaf Bud Type:
Conical (long-pointed), Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Triangular
Propagation:
Seed
Course(s):
- not used (on campus)
Location(s):
- (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used (at Darts Hill)