Magnolia x soulangeana




Family Magnoliaceae
Scientific name Magnolia x soulangeana Soulang-Bodin
Synonyms Magnolia brozzonii Millais; Magnolia conspicua Salisbury var. soulangeana (Soulang-Bodin) Loudon; Magnolia lenneana (Lemaire) Koehne; Magnolia lennei Van Houtte; Magnolia obovata Thunberg var. soulangeana (Soulang-Bodin) Séringe; Magnolia soulangeana Soulang-Bodin var. brozzinii auct.; Magnolia yulan Desfontaines var. soulangeana (Soulang-Bodin) Lindley; Yulania lenneana Lemaire
Common name (Japanese common name) sarasa-mokuren [mixed color woody orchid]
(English common name) Chinese magnolia, saucer magnolia
Distribution (Japan) garden plants
(Other nations) [native] China
Chromosomal number 2n=76 (4x)
Description Plants 3-15m. Leaves 8-18cm. Flowers pink ca. 10cm, flowering in April to May. Deciduous. Arbor or subarbor trees.
Reference Magnolia ×soulangeana Soul.-Bod.
Transgenic expression of a phytochrome a gene (US Patent 7271004/2007)
Note Magnolia x soulangeana Soulang-Bodin is a hybrid of Magnolia denudata Desrousseaux and Magnolia liliiflora Desrousseaux.



April 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden



April 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture
Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture
Botanical Garden