Magnolia dixonii
| Magnolia dixonii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Species: | M. dixonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia dixonii (Little) Govaerts | |
Magnolia dixonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. It is known commonly as cucharillo.[1]
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. If the Magnolia family is treated as consisting of a large number of smaller genera, then this species is placed in genus Talauma. In modern literature, it is customary to treat Magnolia as a large genus, and in that case, this species is treated as belonging to section Talauma in subgenus Magnolia.[2]
References
- ↑ Global Tree Specialist Group. 2014. Magnolia dixonii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. Downloaded on 08 October 2015.
- ↑ Figlar, R.B. & H.P. Nooteboom (2004), Notes on Magnoliaceae IV. in: Blumea 49(1): 90.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, October 08, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.