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Magnolia zenii

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Magnolia zenii
Magnolia zenii 'Pink Parchment' Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Subgenus: Magnolia subg. Yulania
Section: Magnolia sect. Yulania
Subsection: Magnolia subsect. Yulania
Species:
M. zenii
Binomial name
Magnolia zenii
W.C.Cheng

Magnolia zenii is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to China.

Listed as "critically endangered," there were only a few dozen found left of these when the variety was first discovered in China in 1931 according to MEG McCONAHEY writing in THE PRESS DEMOCRAT.

Taxonomy

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Magnolia zenii was described by botanist Wan-Chun Cheng in 1933.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ China Expert Workshop (2014). "Magnolia zenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T32427A2818816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T32427A2818816.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Del Tredici, Peter; Spongberg, Stephen A. (1989). "A New Magnolia Blooms in Boston" (PDF). Arnoldia. 49 (2): 25–27 – via Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.
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