- Magnolia rimachii
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Magnolia amazonica Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Magnoliids Order: Magnoliales Family: Magnoliaceae Genus: Magnolia Species: M. rimachii Binomial name Magnolia rimachii
(Lozano) Govaerts.Magnolia rimachii is a small to medium sized tree of the Magnoliaceae family 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 (460–1,600 ft) in elevation.
Description
Magnolia rimachii has chartaceous elliptic leaves 12 – 26 cm long and 5 – 10 cm broad; flowers are fragrant and can have 6 or 7 obovate petals 2 - 4.5 cm long and 1 – 2 cm wide. The elliptic fruit can be ca. 3.5 cm long.
References
Lozano-Contreras, G. Dugandiodendron y Talauma (Magnoliaceae) en el Neotropico. Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas. Bogotá. 1994
External links
Categories:- Magnoliales stubs
- Magnolia
- Flora of the Amazon
- Flora of Ecuador
- Flora of Peru
- Trees of the Amazon
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