Magnolia sinica | |
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At Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Magnoliaceae |
Genus: | Magnolia |
Species: | M. sinica
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Binomial name | |
Magnolia sinica | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Magnolia sinica is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southeast Yunnan Province, China. [2] It is categorized as Critically Endangered. [1] There are an estimated 50 wild individuals remaining. As it is a tree reaching 40 m (130 ft) with a straight trunk, it is subject to logging pressure. [3]