Magnoliaceae
Magnolia

Magnolia insignis Wall.

First published in Tent. Fl. Napal.: 5 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to S. China. It is a tree and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Heerdegen, B. & Eisenhut, R. (2019). Magnolien und Tulpenbäume (Magnoliaceae): 1-319. BoD Verlag.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Nooteboom, H.P. & Chalermglin, P. (2009). The Magnoliaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 37: 111-138.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Manglietia insignis.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Nooteboom, H.P. & Chalermglin, P. (2009). The Magnoliaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 37: 111-138.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [973] Nepal K000681429 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [973] Nepal K000681430 Type Yes
Cubitt, G.E.S. [20] Burma K000681431 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cubitt, G.E.S. [B] Burma K000681432 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 973] Nepal K001110466 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 973] Nepal K001110467 Unknown Type Material Yes
Manglietia insignis K:SPC-22810.000 No
Manglietia insignis K:SPC-22809.000 No
Wallich Dr Malaysia Manglietia insignis K:SPC-80021.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0