Pan India Bouquets

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) : Talauma hodgsonii Hook. f. & Thomson, FI.Ind. 74. 1855 and in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1:40. 1872.
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 :
- Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang district,Lohit district,Siang district,Subansiri district
Native : India, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
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. 69.
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 hodgsonii. Downloaded on 19 August 2022.