Magnolia cubensis

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

{{Speciesbox

| image =

| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{Cite IUCN|last1=Rivers|first1=M.C.|last2=Wheeler|first2=L.|year=2016|title=Magnolia cubensis|page=e.T62591A3116500|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T62591A3116500.en|access-date=23 December 2024}}

| genus = Magnolia

| display_parents = 2

| parent = Magnolia subsect. Cubenses

| species = cubensis

| authority = Urb.

| synonyms_ref = {{Cite POWO|id=149280-2|title=Magnolia cubensis Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science|access-date=23 December 2024}}

| synonyms =

• Dugandiodendron cubense {{Small|(Urb.) Sima & S.G.Lu}}

| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

| subdivision_ref =

| subdivision =

• Magnolia cubensis subsp. acunae {{Small|Imkhan.}}
• Magnolia cubensis subsp. cacuminicola {{Small|(Bisse) G.Klotz}}
• Magnolia cubensis subsp. cubensis {{Small|autonym}}
• Magnolia cubensis subsp. turquinensis {{Small|Imkhan.}}

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Magnolia cubensis, the Cuban magnolia or cashew of the Maestra, is a tree native to the island of Cuba in the West Indies. It grows in the Sierra Maestra in the southeastern part of the island, at elevations from {{cvt|700|-|1800|m|ft}}. It is an evergreen with leathery leaves and flowers about {{cvt|2.5|cm|in}} in diameter. Seeds are reddish-orange.[http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_f4f4.html Backyard Gardener]{{dead link|date=March 2025|fix-attempted=yes}}{{CiteQ|Q6136778|volume=1|page= 307|year= 1899}}