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 |