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Yulan magnolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Magnoliaceae
Genus:	Magnolia
Subgenus:	M. subg. Yulania
Section:	M. sect. Yulania subsect. Yulania
Species:	M. denudata
Binomial name
Magnolia denudata

Magnolia denudata, known as the Yulan magnolia (Chinese: 玉蘭花), is native to central and eastern China. It has been cultivated in Chinese Buddhist temple gardens since 600 AD. Its flowers were regarded as a symbol of purity in the Tang Dynasty and it was planted in the grounds of the Emperor's palace. It is the official city flower of Shanghai.

Description

Magnolia denudata a rather low, rounded, thickly branched, and coarse-textured tree to 30' tall. The leaves are ovate, bright green, 15 cm long and 8 cm wide. Bark is a coarse dark gray. The 10–16 cm white flowers that emerge from early to late spring, while beautiful and thick with a citrus-lemon fragrance, are prone to browning if subjected to frost.

view of a fully grown Magnolia denudata
botanical park, Opatija, Croatia

Cultivation

This plant is similar to other magnolias in that it likes rich, moist soil and should be planted in a location where it is protected from elemental extremes.

References

1. Russell, Tony & Catherine Cutler (Hermes House 2004) Trees, an Illustrated Identifier and Encyclopedia Aness Publishing.

External links

• Photos of flowers

From Wikispecies

Magnolia denudata

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus:Magnoliids
Ordo: Magnoliales
Familia: Magnoliaceae
Subfamilia: Magnolioideae
Genus: Magnolia
Subgenus: M. subg. Yulania
Section: M. sect. Yulania
Subsection: M. subsect.  Yulania
Species: Magnolia denudata

Name

Magnolia denudata Desr.

Synonyms

• Gwillimia yulan (Desf.) Kostel.
• Lassonia heptapeta Buc'hoz
• Magnolia alexandrina Steud.
• Magnolia citriodora Steud.
• Magnolia conspicua Salisb.
• Magnolia conspicua var. purpurascens Rehder & E.H.Wilson
• Magnolia conspicua var. rosea Veits
• Magnolia cyathiformis Rinz ex K.Koch
• Magnolia denudata var. angustitepala T.B.Chao & Z.S.Chun
• Magnolia denudata var. pyramidalis T.B.Chao & Z.X.Chen
• Magnolia heptapeta (Buc'hoz) Dandy
• Magnolia obovata var. denudata (Desr.) DC.
• Magnolia precia Corrêa ex Vent.
• Magnolia purpurea var. denudata (Desr.) Loudon
• Magnolia spectabilis G.Nicholson
• Magnolia superba G.Nicholson
• Magnolia triumphans G.Nicholson
• Magnolia yulan Desf.
• Michelia yulan (Desf.) Kostel.
• Yulania conspicua (Salisb.) Spach
• Yulania denudata (Desr.) D.L.Fu
• Yulania denudata var. pubescens D.L.Fu, T.B.Chao & G.H.Tian
• Yulania pyriformis (T.D.Yang & T.C.Cui) D.L.Fu

Hybrids

• Magnolia ×soulangeana Soul.-Bod.

References

• J. B. A. P. M. de Lamarck & L. A. J. Desrousseaux, Encycl. 3:675. 1792
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]
• Magnolia denudata Desr., Jul 11, 2005, Catalog of Life consortium
• Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Magnolia denudata Desr. (accepted name), Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2008/. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Ondřej Zicha(ed.). BioLib: Lilytree. [online]. c2007 [29 August 2008]. Available online: http://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonnames/id125454/

Vernacular names

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