Magnolia kobus DC.
First published in Syst. Nat. 1: 456 (1817), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Korea (Jeju-do), Japan. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Japan, Korea
Introduced into:
New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Yulania kobus (DC.) Spach in Hist. Nat. Vég. 7: 467 (1839)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Buergeria obovata Siebold & Zucc. in Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2): 187 (1845)
- Magnolia borealis (Sarg.) Kudô in Medic. Pl. Hokkaido: 47 (1922)
- Magnolia kobus var. borealis Sarg. in Trees & Shrubs 2: 57 (1908)
- Magnolia kobus f. horisontalidivaricata V.V.Byalt & Firsov in Hortus Botanicus 14: 43 (2019)
- Magnolia kobushii Mayr in Fremdländ. Wald-Parkbäume: 484 (1906)
- Magnolia praecocossima Koidz. in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 43: 386 (1929), not validly publ.
- Magnolia pseudokobus S.Abe & Akasawa in Bull. Kochi Women's Coll. 2: 104, 110 (1954)
- Magnolia thurberi G.Nicholson in Hand-List Trees Shrubs 1: 17 (1894), not validly publ.
- Michelia gracilis Kostel. in Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 5: 1701 (1836)
- Talauma obovata (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Hance in J. Bot. 20: 2 (1882), nom. illeg.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Heerdegen, B. & Eisenhut, R. (2019). Magnolien und Tulpenbäume (Magnoliaceae): 1-319. BoD Verlag.
- Hunt, D. (ed.) (1998). Magnolias and their allies. Proceedings of an International Symposium, Royal Holloway, University of London: 1-304. International Dendrological Society and The Magnolia Society.
- Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
- Lee, B.C. (2009). Rare plants data book of Korea: 1-296. Korea National Arboretum.
- Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
- Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 27098.000 | No | |||
| Maximowicz, C.J. [s.n.], Hokkaido | K000681462 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images