Magnolia katiorum

Magnolia katiorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Subgenus: M. subg. Magnolia
Section: M. sect. Talauma subsect. Talauma
Species: M. katiorum
Binomial name
Magnolia katiorum
(Lozano) Govaerts

Magnolia katiorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia, where it is known from a single location in the Pacific/Chocó natural region. It is a canopy tree of tropical forest habitat. It is known commonly as almanegra de Uraba.[1]

The local habitat is fragmented and degraded, and the tree is harvested for wood.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Calderon, E., Cogollo, A., Velasquez-Rua, C., Serna-Gonzalez, M. & Garcia, N. 2014. Magnolia katiorum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. Downloaded on 08 October 2015.


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