Magnolia stellata var. keiskei




Family Magnoliaceae
Scientific name Magnolia stellata (Siebold & Zuccarini) Maximowicz var. keiskei Makino
Synonyms (Synonyms of Magnolia stellata (Siebold & Zuccarini) Maximowicz)
Buergeria stellata Siebold & Zuccarini; Magnolia halleana Parsons ex Robinson; Magnolia keiskei (Makino) Ihrig; Magnolia kobus de Candolle var. stellata (Siebold & Zuccarini) Blackburn; Magnolia rosea (Veitch ex Hu) Blackburn; Magnolia simsii Siebold ex Miquel; Magnolia sinostellata P. L. Chiu et Z. H. Chen; Magnolia stellata (Siebold & Zuccarini) Maximowicz var. rosea J. H. Veitch ex Hu; Talauma stellata (Siebold et Zuccarini) Miquel
Common name (Japanese common name) side kobushi [side fist (side is a paper ornament which is used at Shrine)]
(English common name) star magnolia
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Gif Prefecture, Aichi Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number 2n=38
Description Plants 4-6m. Leaves 5-10cm. Flowers white or pink petals each 4cm, flowering in March to April. Deciduous. Shrub or subarbor trees.
Reference Magnolia stellata (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.
Compositions and methods of use for extracts of magnoliaceae plants (US Patent 6582735/2003)
Compositions and methods of use for extracts of magnoliaceae plants (US Patent 6814987/2004)
Note Native to Japan. Rare species.
Magnolia stellata is thought to be a natural hybrid of Magnolia praecocissima Koidzumi and Magnolia salicifolia (Siebold & Zuccarini) Maximowicz.



March 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
March 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden



April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden