Pan India Bouquets

Magnolia rabaniana (Hook.f. & Thomson) Raju & Nayar

Family : Magnoliaceae
(Magnolia family)
Family (Hindi name) : SON CHAMPA FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Magnoliaceae
Synonym(s) : Talauma rabaniana Hook.f. & Thomson
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Magnolia rabaniana (Hook.f. & Thomson) D.C.S.Raju & M.P.Nayar
Vernacular name : Sopa (Asm.) .
Habit : Tree
Habitat : In primary forests
Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 200- 1000 m.
Key identification features : Trees up to 25 m high with conical crown. Leaves oblanceolate, dark green above. Flowers solitary, terminal, ca 9 cm across, white or yellowish.
Flower, Fruit : April-August
Distribution :
- Arunachal Pradesh : Tawang district,Lohit district,Siang district,Subansiri district
Native : India, East Himalaya, Myanmar
Exotic/Native : Native
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. 71.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Magnolia rabaniana. Downloaded on 2 July 2022.