Magnoliaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Magnolia iltisiana

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Magnolia iltisiana is a tree usually growing 20 - 40 metres tall, exceptionally to 45 metres. The bole can be 60 - 150cm in diameter[ 875 Title The Red List of Mexican Cloud Forest Trees Publication Author Editors González-Espinosa M., et al. Website http://www.globaltrees.org Publisher Fauna and Flora International; Cambridge, UK. Year 2011 ISBN Description Available to download from the Internet in PDF format, this publication gives some basic information on the trees of the Mexican Cloud Forests, focussing on their conservation status, but also with a description, habitat, some uses etc. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of wood. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeC. America - southern Mexico.

HabitatLocally abundant in moist, sub-deciduous cloud forest, mostly in ravines, at elevations from 800 - 2,440 metres[ 875 Title The Red List of Mexican Cloud Forest Trees Publication Author Editors González-Espinosa M., et al. Website http://www.globaltrees.org Publisher Fauna and Flora International; Cambridge, UK. Year 2011 ISBN Description Available to download from the Internet in PDF format, this publication gives some basic information on the trees of the Mexican Cloud Forests, focussing on their conservation status, but also with a description, habitat, some uses etc. ].