Manglietia ovoidea

Manglietia ovoidea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Manglietia
Species: M. ovoidea
Binomial name
Manglietia ovoidea
Hung T. Chang

Manglietia ovoidea is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to China. There are only four small subpopulations of this critically endangered species.[1]

This is a forest tree growing up to 10 meters tall. The leathery leaves are up to 14 centimeters long. The flower has eleven leathery tepals. They are yellow-green in color, the innermost taking a purple tinge.[2]

References

  1. China Expert Workshop. 2014. Magnolia ovoidea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. Downloaded on 08 October 2015.
  2. Manglietia ovoidea. Flora of China.
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