Magnolia floribunda | |
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At the Chengdu Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Magnoliaceae |
Genus: | Magnolia |
Species: | M. floribunda
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Binomial name | |
Magnolia floribunda | |
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Magnolia floribunda (syn. Michelia floribunda) is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.[2] A tree reaching 20 m (66 ft) tall, it is found in forests at elevations from 1,300 to 2,700 m (4,300 to 8,900 ft).[3] It is used as a street tree in a number of Chinese and Australian cities.[4]