Magnolia tripetala

Umbrella magnolia
Cultivated specimen at Morton Arboretum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Magnoliaceae
Genus:	Magnolia
Species:	M. tripetala
Binomial name
Magnolia tripetala (L.) L.[1]
Synonyms[1][2][3]
Kobus tripetala (L.) P.Parm. Magnolia frondosa Salisb. M. michauxii Fraser ex Thouin M. umbellata Steud. M. umbrella Desr. M. virginiana var. tripetala L. (basionym)

Magnolia tripetala, commonely called Umbrella magnolia or simply Umbrella-tree, is a deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States in the Appalachian Mountains region. Umbrella magnolias have large shiny leaves 30-50 cm long, spreading from stout stems. In a natural setting the Umbrella magnolia can grow 15 m tall. The flowers are large, 15-25 cm diameter, with six to nine creamy-white petals and a large red style, which later develops into a red fruit 10 cm long, containing several red seeds. These trees are attractive and easy to grow. The leaves turn yellow in the autumn.

Immature fruit.

Immature fruit and leaf details.

References

1. ^ ^{a b}  Magnolia tripetala was published in Systema Naturae Editio Decima 2: 1082. 1759. The binomial was derived from its basionym, Magnolia virginiana var. tripetala "Name - Magnolia tripetala (L.) L.". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/19300036. Retrieved June 7, 2011. 
2. ^ "Magnolia tripetala (L.) L.". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). 2010. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-117869. Retrieved June 7, 2011. 
3. ^  Magnolia virginiana var. tripetala, the basionym to M. tripetala was originally described and published in Species Plantarum 1: 536. 1753. "Name - Magnolia virginiana var. tripetala L.". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/19300216. Retrieved June 7, 2011. 

External links

• Magnolia tripetala images at bioimages.vanderbilt.edu