| 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 |