Magnolia Officinalis seeds RAJANIANA PLANT FLOWER SEEDS
LATIN NAME: MAGNOLIA OFFICINALIS
COMMON NAME: Houpu Magnolia, Medicinal Magnolia, Hou Po
The houpu magnolia is a noble and fragrant tree of the warm forests, and its huge, fragrant, white flowers and its great, bold leaves have made it one of the most impressive of the magnolias. It grows as a deciduous tree, reaching up to twenty metres or more, with an upright, branching trunk bearing alternate, huge, broad, oval, pointed, dark-green leaves, up to the length of a hand and more, and, in the late spring, great, cup-shaped, creamy-white, intensely fragrant flowers with a heart of many stamens, followed by the large, cone-like clusters of the red, fleshy fruits, each holding the few large, black seeds with the bright-red coats. It is a species of the flowering tree in the magnolia family, native to the warm forests of China, while it is grown for its magnificent flowers and its long history of use in the traditional ways of the region, and it is known as the houpu magnolia.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The houpu magnolia has a real and distinguished place in research. It has been studied in the chemistry of natural products and the traditional use, since the bark of the houpu magnolia has a very long history of use in the traditional medicine of China, and the researchers have examined the bark and its constituents, while the traditional uses of the tree have drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press, and the study of the houpu magnolia and its chemistry has been of continuing interest across the world, and the tree is best appreciated as a subject of study and of the tradition rather than a casual remedy. The plant has also been studied in botany and ecology, since it is a native of the warm forests of China, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the forest have been examined, while the ecology of the forest magnolias has been of continuing interest, and the huge, bold leaves and the great, fragrant flowers of the houpu magnolia have been of interest to the botanists. The species has also been studied in the horticulture and the conservation, since it is a noble and magnificent tree of the garden, and the researchers have examined its growth and its cultivation, while its huge, fragrant flowers have made it a treasured tree of the parks, and the future of the wild tree has drawn the attention of the conservationists. For a tree of such noble value, the houpu magnolia has a rich and distinguished record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
To grow the Houpu Magnolia from seed, ecologically, the houpu magnolia is a generous tree of the garden. Its great, cup-shaped, creamy-white, fragrant flowers feed the bees and the beetles of the late spring, and its cone-like clusters of the red fruits and their black seeds feed the birds, while its huge, bold leaves give a broad shade and a cover to the birds through the summer. Its economic value is real: the houpu magnolia is prized for its bark and its very long history of use in the traditional medicine of China, and its value has drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press, while its magnificent flowers and its bold foliage have made it a treasured tree of the parks and the gardens. To raise the houpu magnolia, sow the fresh seeds in pots of gritty, free-draining compost, keep them gently watered in a bright spot, and grow the little trees on in the light.
sow the fresh seeds in pots of gritty, free-draining compost, keep the young magnolias gently watered in a bright spot, and grow the little trees on in the light.
LATIN NAME: Magnolia officinalis
COMMON NAME: Houpu Magnolia, Medicinal Magnolia
The houpu magnolia is a noble and aromatic tree of the mountains of China, and its great, fragrant, white flowers and its thick, aromatic bark have made it a tree of the long and famous history in the traditions of the East. It grows as a deciduous tree of the magnolia family, reaching up to twenty metres, with a broad, rounded crown of the large, oblong, deciduous leaves and, in the spring, the large, showy, fragrant, white flowers with their creamy petals, followed by the elongated, cone-like clusters of the red seeds, while the thick, aromatic bark of the tree is the part that is prized, and the tree has a long history in the traditions of the East. It is a species of the magnolia, native to the mountains and the valleys of the China, at the elevations of the three hundred to the fifteen hundred metres, and it has two varieties distinguished by the leaf shape, while it is known as the houpu magnolia or the medicinal magnolia, and it is a noble and historic tree.
The houpu magnolia belongs to the magnolia family, Magnoliaceae, and it is a species of the magnolia, native to the mountains and the valleys of the China, at the elevations of the three hundred to the fifteen hundred metres. It is a deciduous tree up to the twenty metres tall, with the broad, fragrant, white flowers and the two varieties distinguished by the leaf shape, while it is prized for its great, fragrant bloom and its thick, aromatic bark.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The houpu magnolia has a genuine and distinguished place in both chemical and horticultural research. It has been studied in the chemistry of the natural products, since the thick, aromatic bark contains a range of the compounds, and researchers have examined the bark, its many constituents and their potential uses, while the bark has a very long history of use in the traditional medicine of the East, and its chemistry has drawn attention in the international natural-product press as a subject of continuing research, and the bark is best appreciated as a subject of study rather than a casual home remedy. The tree has also been studied in the horticulture, since it is a noble and handsome magnolia, prized for its great, fragrant, white flowers, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its growth and its value in the garden, while the fragrant, white bloom of the magnolia has drawn attention in the international horticultural press as a noble tree of the spring garden. The species has also been studied in the botany and the conservation, since it is a native of the mountains of the China, and its classification, its two varieties and the pressures on it have been examined, while the protection of the magnolias of the region has been of continuing concern. For a tree of such nobility and such history, the houpu magnolia has a rich and distinguished record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the houpu magnolia is a noble tree of the mountains of China. Its great, fragrant, white flowers feed the beetles and the insects, and its broad, leafy crown gives shelter, while it is a historic presence in the forests and the valleys of the region.
Its economic value is real and historic. The thick, aromatic bark has a very long history of use in the traditional medicine of the East, and its chemistry has drawn attention in the international natural-product press as a subject of continuing research, while the tree is also a noble and handsome magnolia of the spring garden, prized for its great, fragrant bloom. For a grower, the houpu magnolia is a rewarding and noble tree, and for a gardener it brings great, fragrant, white flowers and a tree of the long history. The seeds are easy to start — sow them fresh in a pot of moist, rich, free-draining compost in a sunny or lightly shaded spot, keep them gently watered, and theyll be sprouting within a few weeks, growing on into a noble, fragrant-flowered tree.
Uses: medicinal herbs. Landscape. Gardening.
It is a deciduous tree growing to 20m in height. The bark is thick and brown but does not fissure. The leaves are broad, ovate, 20-40 cm long and 11-20 cm broad. The flowers are fragrant, 10-15 cm wide, with 9-12 (rarely to 17) white tepals, and appear from May to June.
The bark is stripped from the stems, branches, and roots and used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is known as houpu (thus the common names). This bark is highly aromatic and contains magnolol and honokiol, two polyphenolic compounds that have demonstrated both anti-anxiety and anti-angiogenic properties. It has also been shown to reduce allergic and asthmatic reactions. Today, the bulk of bark used for commercial and domestic use is supplied by plants in cultivation.