Magnolia grandiflora L.

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Family: MAGNOLIACEAE

Genus: Magnolia

Catalan common name: Magnòlia.

Spanish common name: Magnolia. Magnolio.

General distribution (Phytogeography): North American

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Macrophanerophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants.

Description: This is an evergreen tree that can grow to over 30 m in height, with a very dense canopy that is either round or conical in shape. Bark is greyish to light brown, scaly. Young branches are orange in colour and covered with a rust coloured pubescence. Leaves are large, 15 to 25 cm In length and 6-9 cm in width, petiolate, leathery, elliptic or oval with a smooth or undulate outline, the obverse is brilliant green in colour the reverse side a dull green, with a very marked central nerve. Showy flowers, 20-25 cm in diameter, very aromatic. Petals are fleshy, oval and creamy white. Fruits are turgid, ovoid or oval, and look like a brownish- coloured, small pineapple. These fruits are 5-7.5 cm in length; the open follicles release the seeds, which are red in colour.

Observations: The bark of this tree has medicinal properties. Is one of the most esteemed trees for landscape gardening, given its elegance, and its showy, fragrant flowers.

Origin: United States