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Magnolia rimachii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Section: Magnolia sect. Talauma
Species: M. rimachii
Binomial name
Magnolia rimachii
(Lozano) Govaerts
Synonyms

Talauma rimachii Lozano

Magnolia rimachii is a small to medium-sized tree of the family Magnoliaceae commonly reaching 8 to 15 m high. It is found in the western lowland Amazon Basin tropical forest, in Ecuador and Peru, between 140–500 metres (460–1,640 ft) in elevation.

Description

Magnolia rimachii has chartaceous elliptic leaves 12–26 cm (4.7–10.2 in) long and 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) broad. Flowers are fragrant and can have 6 or 7 obovate petals 2–4.5 cm (0.79–1.77 in) long and 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) wide. The elliptic fruit can be ca. 3.5 cm (1.4 in) long.

References

  1. Khela, S. (2014). "Magnolia rimachii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T193997A2293735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T193997A2293735.en. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ Lozano, Gustavo (1994). Dugandiodendron y Talauma (Magnoliaceae) en el Neotropico (in Spanish). Bogotá: Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas. p. 105. ISBN 9789589205006.
  3. "Tropicos | Name - Magnolia rimachii (Lozano) Govaerts". tropicos.org. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
Taxon identifiers
Magnolia rimachii
Talauma rimachii


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