Magnolia amazonica is a flowering evergreen tree of the family Magnoliaceae native to the lower western Amazon River Basin, including Peru and Brazil.

Magnolia amazonica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Section: Magnolia sect. Talauma
Species:
M. amazonica
Binomial name
Magnolia amazonica
Synonyms

Talauma amazonica Ducke

Description

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Magnolia amazonica grows up to 20 metres (66 ft) high, in terra firma tropical lowland forests. Leaves are elliptic, 11 - 28.5 cm long and 4.2 - 10.5 cm broad. The creamy white fragrant flowers reportedly open at night, petals can be 6 – 7 cm long.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "IUCN Redlist".
  2. ^ Ducke, A. Talauma amazonica. In: Archivos do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 4: 11. 1925.
  3. ^ Lozano-Contreras, G. Dugandiodendron y Talauma (Magnoliaceae) en el Neotrópico. Pp: 83, 85, 86. Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas. Bogotá 1994