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Magnolia denudata

Species of plant

Gwillimia yulan (Desf.) Kostel.
Lassonia heptapeta Buc'hoz
Magnolia alexandrina Steud.
Magnolia citriodora Steud.
Magnolia conspicua Salisb.
Magnolia cyathiformis Rinz ex K.Koch
Magnolia heptapeta (Buc'hoz) Dandy
Magnolia precia Corrêa ex Vent. nom. inval.
Magnolia spectabilis G.Nicholson nom. inval.
Magnolia superba G.Nicholson nom. inval.
Magnolia triumphans G.Nicholson nom. inval.
Magnolia yulan Desf.
Michelia yulan (Desf.) Kostel.
Yulania conspicua (Salisb.) Spach
Yulania cuneatifolia T.B.Chao, Zhi X.Chen & D.L.Fu
Yulania denudata (Desr.) D.L.Fu
Yulania pyriformis (T.D.Yang & T.C.Cui) D.L.Fu

Magnolia denudata, the lilytree or Yulan magnolia (), is native to central and eastern China. It has been cultivated in Chinese Buddhist temple gardens since 600 AD. Its flowers were regarded as a symbol of purity in the Tang dynasty and it was planted in the grounds of the emperor's palace. It is the official city flower of Shanghai.

Description

Magnolia denudata is a rather low, rounded, thickly branched, and coarse-textured tree to 30 ft tall. The leaves are ovate, bright green, 15 cm long and 8 cm wide. The bark is a coarse, dark gray. The 10–16 cm white flowers that emerge from early to late spring, while beautiful and thick with a citrus-lemon fragrance, are prone to browning if subjected to frost.

Cultivation

Magnolia denudata is used as an ornamental tree in gardens. It is similar to other magnolias in that it likes rich, moist soil and should be planted in a location where it is protected from elemental extremes. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/10694/i-Magnolia-denudata-i/Details?returnurl=%2fplants%2fsearch-results%3fform-mode%3dfalse%26query%3dmagnolia%2bdenudata%26aliaspath%3d%252fplants%252fsearch-results

Gallery

File:Opatija019.jpg|View of mature Magnolia denudata

File:Magnolia denudata3.jpg|Leaves and fruit File:Yulan Magnolia Magnolia denudata Bark Horizontal.JPG|Bark File:Magnola denudata flower.jpg|Magnolia denudata flower File:Saucer Magnolia -- Magnolia × soulangeana.jpg|M. × soulangeana: hybrid of M. denudata & M. liliiflora

References

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Nianhe Xia, Yuhu Liu & Hans P. Nooteboom. "''Yulania denudata''". Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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