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Southern MagnoliaπΈ
Magnolia grandiflora
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An evergreen tree in the magnolia family, reaching 20 m tall. Produces huge upward-facing bowl-shaped white flowers, 20β25 cm across. The name derives from '倧ηζ¨' ('great cup tree'), later written 'ζ³°ε±±ζ¨'. Native to the southeastern United States, now widely planted as a garden and park tree in Japan.
Identification Points
- βLarge obovate leaves β glossy dark green above, rusty-hairy below
- βLarge bowl-shaped flowers with 9 white tepals
- βCone-like aggregate fruit with red seeds
Habitat
Cultivated (gardens, parks, street trees)
Season
May to July (flowers)
Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Ovate
Growth form
Tree
Evergreen/Deciduous
Evergreen
Flower color
White
Flowering season
Spring
Habitat
Cultivated
Phylogenetic Positionγ’γ―γ¬γ³η§ β
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Magnoliids > Magnoliales > Magnoliaceae
Divergence Era
Early Cretaceous (approx. 100 million years ago onward)
Sources & References
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