Magnolia georgii
Species of flowering plant
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Magnolia georgii is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is a tree endemic to Colombia, where it is known commonly as cucharo. It has thick spoon-shaped leaves, and flowers and fruits in July and October. It grows on the western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental, from northern Boyaca Department to southern Santander Department. It is a canopy tree of Andean moist montane forests from 2,300 to 2,400 metres elevation.[1]
| Magnolia georgii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Section: | Magnolia sect. Talauma |
| Species: | M. georgii |
| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia georgii | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
|
Talauma georgii Lozano | |
The species was first described as Talauma georgii by Gustavo Lozano Contreras in 1983. In 1996 Rafaël Govaerts placed the species in genus Magnolia as M. georgii.[2]
