Magnolia dealbata

Magnolia dealbata
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Magnoliaceae
Genus:	Magnolia
Species:	M. dealbata
Binomial name
Magnolia dealbata Zucc.

Magnolia dealbata is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is known commonly as the cloudforest magnolia^[1] and eleoxochitl.^[2] It is sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Magnolia macrophylla.^[2]

Distribution

The cloudforest magnolia tree is endemic to Mexico, to cloudforests primarily in Veracruz state, and into Hidalgo and Oaxaca states.

The species was thought to be extinct for a while, until a population was rediscovered in 1977.^[3]

Uses

Magnolia dealbata is cultivated as an ornamental plant, used as a flowering tree in gardens.

It is also used for timber, and as a traditional medicinal plant for heart problems.^[4]

References

1. "Magnolia dealbata". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
2. Vovides, A.P. 1998. Magnolia macrophylla var. dealbata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998. Downloaded on 08 October 2015.
3. Vovides, A. P., & Iglesias, C. G. (1996). Seed germination of Magnolia dealbata Zucc.(Magnoliaceae), an endangered species from Mexico. Hortscience, 31(5), 877-877.
4. Mata-Rosas, M., Jiménez-Rodríguez, Á., & Chávez-Avila, V. M. (2006). Somatic embryogenesis and organogenesis in Magnolia dealbata Zucc.(Magnoliaceae), an endangered, endemic Mexican species. HortScience, 41(5), 1325-1329.