Magnolia praecocissima




Family Magnoliaceae
Scientific name Magnolia praecocissima Koidzumi
Synonyms Magnolia kobus de Candolle; Magnolia glauca L. var. florealbo Thunberg; Magnolia thurberi G. Nicholson; Magnolia tomentosa Thunberg; Magnolia praecocissima Koidzumi; Yulania kobus (de Candolle) Spach
Common name (Japanese common name) kobushi [fist]
(English common name) Japanese magnolia, kobus magnolia
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea
Chromosomal number 2n=38
Description Plants 5-18m tall. Leaves 6-13cm long. Flowers white 6-10cm long, flowering in March to May. Deciduous. Arbor or subarbor trees.
Reference Magnolia kobus DC.
Polynucleotides and polypeptides that confer increased biomass and tolerance to cold, water deprivation and low nitrogen to plants (US Patent 7196245/2007)
Nucleic acid molecules associated with oil in plants (US Patent 20070039069)
Antiaging composition (WIPO Patent WO/2005/065672)



March 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park
March 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park
March 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park



March 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park
March 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park
March 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park



March 2008
at Ushiku Forest Park