Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Magnolia grandiflora L.
Family : MAGNOLIACEAE
Genus : Magnolia
Catalan common name : Magnòlia.
Spanish common name : Magnolia. Magnolio.
General distribution : North American
Flowering time : April. May. June. July. August.
Life-forms : Macrophanerophyte.
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.
Origen : United States
Location on-campus UIB : Poc freqüent, però es poden observar exemplars al Claustre de l'edifici Ramón Llull, Jardí de Son Lledó i al jardí ocultat per xipressos entre els edificis Guiem Colom Casasnovas i Mateu Orfila, etc.
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.
Flowering period : May-june
