Magnolia pedrazae
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| Magnolia pedrazae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Section: | Magnolia sect. Magnolia |
| Species: | M. pedrazae |
| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia pedrazae A.Vázquez | |
Magnolia pedrazae is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre Oriental of eastern Mexico.[1]
Magnolia pedrazae is a tree that grows from 10 to 20 meters tall. It has broadly elliptic leaves, (10.5–) 13 – 18 long by (5.5) 6 – 8.5 cm wide. It flowers in June and fruits from August to December.[2]
The species was classed as Magnolia schiedeana until being recognized as a distinct species. M. schiedeana is also a cloud forest species, found further south in the Sierra Madre Oriental. M. pedrazae is distinguished from M. schiedeana in having broadly elliptic leaves rather than lanceolate elliptic ones, 100–110 stamens rather than ca. 20, yellowish pubescent polyfollicles and peduncle rather than glabrous ones, and 34 – 40 carpels rather than ca. 20.[2]