景宁木兰 Magnolia sinostellata

  • Scientific Name: Magnolia sinostellata P.L.Chiu & Z.H.Chen
  • Ref: Acta Phytotax.Sin. 27(1): 79. 1989
  • Synonym: Yulania sinostellata (P.L.Chiu & Z.H.Chen) D.L.Fu
  • English Common Name: Chinese star magnolia
  • Chinese Common Name: 景宁木兰 Jǐngníng mùlán
  • Family: Magnoliaceae
  • Genus: Magnolia
  • Distribution: Jingning, Songyang, Mount.Yandang, Zhejiang.
  • Photo: 03/23/2014, Hangzhou Botanical Garden, Zhejiang
Proxima M. stellatae (Sieb. et Zucc.) Maxim. Japoniae, quae ramulis annotinis cinereofuscis,foliis minoribus,4-10 cm longis, apice obtuse acutis vel retusis, tepalis 3.5-4.l-pollongioribus quam latioribus, staminibus tantum 37-47 facile distinguitur. Species characteribus ramorum foliorumque M. amoenae Cheng similis,tame non arcte affinis, quae plantis arborescentibus ad 25m altis,tepalis solum 9, saepe omnino dilute purpureo-rubris, ad 5-6.5 cm longis, conspicue distat. 
Frutex deciduus, 0 .35-2.4 m altus. Ramuli aliquot. graciles, lenticellis laxe praediti, hornotini et annotini virides, vetusti cinereo-fusci. Folia eIliptica vel angusto-elliptica vel obovatoelliptica, 7-12 cm longa, 2.5-4 cm lata, apice acuminata vel caudato-acuminata, basi cuneata,supra glabra, subtus glabra vel secus nervos et in axillis nervorum albo-villosa, costa media supra subimpressa, nervis lateralibus utrinsecus 6-8; petioli 0.3-1.2 cm longi, gIabri, cicatrici
bus stipularum petiolis 2-plo brevioribus. Alabastrum c. 1.5-2 cm longum; Flores praecoces,c 5-7 cm , diam. ; pedicelli 3-5 mm longi, dense flavido-sericei. Perianthium 4-5 (-6)cyclum; tepala 12-15(-18) , primo rosea, post sensim albescentia ,tantum extus dimidio inferiore vel secus lineam media saepe rubra, carnosa, oblanceolata vel spathulato-obovata, 3.3-4.5 cm longa, 1.3-1.8 cm lata, apice rotundata vel subacuta; stamina 86-99, 7-9(-10) mm longa, antheris 6-7 mm Iongis, filamentis. 1-2(-3) mm longis. Gynoecium cylindricum, c.6-8 mm longum, 2-4 mm latum, cartellis numerosis anguste ovoideis, c. 2 mm longis, liberis,glabris, stigmatibus c. 1.5 mm longis. Frucius incognti.(Acta Phytotax.Sin. )

03/23/2014, Hangzhou Botanical Garden

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