Magnolia globosa

Globe magnolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Subgenus: Magnolia subg. Magnolia
Section: Magnolia sect. Rhytidospermum
Subsection: Magnolia subsect. Oyama
Species:
M. globosa
Binomial name
Magnolia globosa
Synonyms[2]
  • Magnolia tsarongensis W.W.Sm. & Forrest
  • Oyama globosa (Hook.f. & Thomson) N.H.Xia & C.Y.Wu
  • Yulania japonica var. globosa (Hook.f. & Thomson) P.Parm.

Magnolia globosa, the globe magnolia or hen magnolia, is a species of Magnolia native to Bhutan, Tibet, southwestern China (Sichuan and Yunnan), northeastern India (Assam and Sikkim), northern Myanmar, and eastern Nepal.

Description

It is a deciduous large shrub or small tree growing to 7–10 m tall. The leaves are variable in shape, obovate, elliptic-ovate or broadly ovate, 10–24 cm long and 5–14 cm broad, glossy dark green above, paler and slightly downy below, and with a bluntly acute apex. The flowers are creamy white, 6-7.6 cm wide, with the 9-12 tepals all about the same size; they are fragrant, nodding or pendent, and have a rounded, globose profile.

Cultivation

It is closely related to M. wilsonii and M. sieboldii, and is rare though in cultivation. Flowers are less showy than other species in the genus, so use as a foliage plant would fit this species best.

References

  1. ↑ Global Tree Specialist Group. (2014). "Magnolia globosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T193946A2291764. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T193946A2291764.en. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Magnolia globosa Hook.f. & Thomson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
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