Michelia

Champaca (Magnolia champaca )

Michelia (Magnolia sect. Michelia ) is a section of the genus Magnolia of the family Magnoliaceae. It includes about 50 species of evergreen trees and shrubs, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia including southern China.

Description and use

Leaves, flowers and growth habit of Michelia species resemble those of other magnolias, with the particularity that the flowers are not at the end of the branches, but several among the leaves.

Some species are in their home countries significantly as wood suppliers, others ( see list below) are planted as ornamental trees.

System

The traditionally run as a separate genus Michelia species are placed according to recent research results, especially by DNA sequence analysis, in the genus Magnolia, since their members genetically Magnolia subgenus (now section ) Yulania are closer than this section of the Magnolia.

The section is named after the Florentine botanist Pier Antonio Micheli ( 1679-1737 ).

Here is a selection types:

  • Magnolia × alba ( DC.) Figlar & Noot. Syn. Michelia × alba DC.
  • Magnolia cathcartii ( Hook. f & Thomson) Noot. Syn. Alcimandra cathcartii ( Hook. f & Thomson) Dandy, Michelia cathcartii Hook. f & Thomson
  • Champaka or Champak (Magnolia champaca (L.) Pierre ex Baillon ): Michelia champaca L. Syn
  • Magnolia compressa Maxim. Syn. Michelia compressa ( Maxim. ) coffin.
  • Magnolia dianica Sima & Figlar; Syn: Michelia yunnanensis Franch. ex Finet & Gapnep.
  • Magnolia ernestii Figlar: syn. Michelia sinensis Hemsl. E. & H. Wilson, Michelia wilsonii Finet & Gagnep.
  • Magnolia figo ( Lour. ) DC):. .. Syn. Liriodendron figo Lour, Magnolia fuscata Andrews, Michelia figo ( Lour. ) Spreng ), Michelia fuscata ( Andrews ) flower
  • Magnolia lanuginosa ( wall. ) Figlar & Noot. Syn. Michelia lanuginosa Wall, Michelia velutina DC..
  • Magnolia macclurei ( Dandy ) Figlar: syn. Michelia macclurei Dandy
  • Magnolia montana ( flower) Figlar: syn. Michelia montana Blume
  • Magnolia nilagirica ( Zenker ) Figlar: syn. Michelia nilagirica Zenker
  • Magnolia platyphylla ( Merr. ) Figlar & Noot. Syn. Elmerrillia platyphylla ( Merr. ) Noot, Michelia platyphylla Merr..
  • Magnolia pubescens ( Merr. ) Figlar & Noot. Syn. Elmerrillia pubescens ( Merr. ) Dandy, Talauma pubescens Merr.
  • Magnolia tsiampacca (L.) Figlar & Noot. Syn. Elmerrillia tsiampacca (L.) Dandy, Michelia tsiampacca L.
  • Magnolia vrieseana ( Miq. ) Baill. Pierre ex: Syn Elmerrillia ovalis ( Miq. ) Dandy, Talauma ovalis Miq, Talauma vrieseana Miq. .
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