Magnolia coco | |
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At the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens | |
Botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Magnoliaceae |
Genus: | Magnolia |
Species: | M. coco
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Binomial name | |
Magnolia coco | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Magnolia coco, the coconut magnolia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam. [1] A small tree from 7–13 ft (2–4 m) in the garden, it is hardy to zone 9, and can also be kept as a houseplant. [2] It is incorrectly called Magnolia pumila in some sources. [2]