Magnolia hodgsonii (Hook.f. & Thomson) H.Keng

 
  • Family : MAGNOLIACEAE
    (Magnolia family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SON CHAMPA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Magnoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Lirianthe hodgsonii (Hook.f. & Thomson) Sima & S.G.Lu; Talauma hodgsonii Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Magnolia hodgsonii (Hook.f. & Thomson) H.Keng
  • Common name : Hodgson Magnolia
  • Vernacular name :
    • Burbang-asing (Adi)
    • Boromthuri, Dat-bhola (Asm.)
    • Boron-thari-arong (Mik.)
    • Tetereasing (Miri).
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : In primary tropical forests and riverine forests
  • Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 200- 600 m
  • Key identification features : Large evergreen trees up to 25 m high with oval, lax crown. Leaves elliptic, leathery. Flowers terminal, 7-10 em across, white. Fruits cone like, stout, upright.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-September
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kullu district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang district,Lohit district,Siang district,Subansiri district
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 69.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Magnolia hodgsonii. Downloaded on 18 February 2025.

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