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Purple Magnolia🌸
Magnolia liliiflora
シモクレン
A deciduous shrub of the Magnoliaceae family native to China that produces purplish-red flowers before the leaves emerge in spring. It is widely planted as a garden tree.
Identification Points
- ✓花は外側紫紅色・内側白色
- ✓葉に先立って開花
- ✓ハクモクレンより低木
Habitat
庭園・公園（中国原産）
Season
3〜5月（花）
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Petal fusion
Free
Stipules
Present
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Ovary position
Superior
Phylogenetic Positionモクレン科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Magnoliids > Magnoliales > Magnoliaceae
Divergence Era
Early Cretaceous (approx. 100 million years ago onward)
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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