Magnolia zenii

Magnolia zenii
	Magnolia zenii 'Pink Parchment' Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Magnoliaceae
Genus:	Magnolia
Subgenus:	Magnolia subg. Yulania
Section:	Magnolia sect. Yulania
Subsection:	Magnolia subsect. Yulania
Species:	M. zenii
Binomial name
	Magnolia zenii; W.C.Cheng

Magnolia zenii is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to China.

Listed as "critically endangered," there were only a few dozen found left of these when the variety was first discovered in China in 1931 according to MEG McCONAHEY writing in THE PRESS DEMOCRAT.

Taxonomy

Magnolia zenii was described by botanist Wan-Chun Cheng in 1933.^[2]

Gallery

Flower
Leaf
Maturing fruit
Mature fruit with seeds
Photo of Magnolia zenii at the San Francisco Botanical Garden

References

^ China Expert Workshop (2014). "Magnolia zenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T32427A2818816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T32427A2818816.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ Del Tredici, Peter; Spongberg, Stephen A. (1989). "A New Magnolia Blooms in Boston" (PDF). Arnoldia. 49 (2): 25–27 – via Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.

External links

Magnolia zenii images at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Plant Image Database

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[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] China Expert Workshop (2014). "Magnolia zenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T32427A2818816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T32427A2818816.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

[2] Del Tredici, Peter; Spongberg, Stephen A. (1989). "A New Magnolia Blooms in Boston" (PDF). Arnoldia. 49 (2): 25–27 – via Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.

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