Magnolia denudata
{{short description|Species of plant}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Yulan 1.JPG
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| genus = Magnolia
| display_parents = 3
| parent = Magnolia subsect. Yulania
| species = denudata
| authority = Desr.
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- 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
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| synonyms_ref = {{citation
|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-117537
|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species
|accessdate=29 May 2016}}
}}
Magnolia denudata, the lilytree{{PLANTS|id=MADE7|taxon=Magnolia denudata|accessdate=28 June 2015}} or Yulan magnolia ({{zh|s=玉兰花|t=玉蘭花|p=yùlánhuā|l=jade orchid/lily}}), is native to central and eastern China.{{cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250090269 |title=Yulania denudata |author=Nianhe Xia, Yuhu Liu & Hans P. Nooteboom |work=Flora of China |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Massachusetts |accessdate=2 May 2013}} 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 {{convert|30|ft|m}} 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
|title=Magnolia denudata
| publisher=Royal Horticultural Society | date=2017 | accessdate=2017-01-24}}
Gallery
File:Opatija019.jpg|View of mature Magnolia denudata
{{center| - Botanical Park, Opatija, Croatia }}
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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External links
- [https://arboretum.harvard.edu/plants/image-search/?keyword=magnolia+denudata&submit=Search Magnolia denudata images at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Plant Image Database]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20041113014351/http://www.magnoliasociety.org/classification_matted_images/m_denudata.html Photos of flowers ]
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