Magnoliaceae
Magnolia

Magnolia stellata (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.

First published in Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 17: 418 (1872)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Japan (S. Central Honshu). It is a shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Japan

Introduced into:

Illinois

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cicuzza, D., Newton, A. & Oldfield, S. (2007). The red list of Magnoliaceae: 1-52. Fauna & Flora International, Cambridge, U.K.
  • 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.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Japan IIa: 1-550. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Wang, Y.L., Ejder, E., Yang, J.F., Liu, R., Ye, L.M., He, Z.C. & Zhang, S.Z. (2013). Magnolia sinostellata and relatives (Magnoliaceae). Phytotaxa 154: 47-58.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Wang, Y.L., Ejder, E., Yang, J.F., Liu, R., Ye, L.M., He, Z.C. & Zhang, S.Z. (2013). Magnolia sinostellata and relatives (Magnoliaceae). Phytotaxa 154: 47-58.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1927 Burger, H. [s.n.] Japan K000681461 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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