Michelia floribunda seed
LATIN NAME: Magnolia floribunda
COMMON NAME: Many-Flowered Michelia, Floribunda Michelia
The many-flowered michelia is a handsome and generous tree of the eastern Asian mountains, and its fragrant, white flowers and its glossy, evergreen foliage have made it a valued tree of the gardens and the streets of the warm world. It grows as an evergreen tree of the magnolia family, reaching up to twenty metres, with a rounded crown of glossy, leathery, oval leaves and, in the warm season, the many fragrant, white, cup-shaped flowers, borne in the leaf axils and perfuming the air, followed by the clustered fruits of the small, red seeds. It is a species of the magnolia family, native to the southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, and it is found in the forests at the elevations from thirteen hundred to twenty-seven hundred metres, while it is used as a street tree in a number of the Chinese and the Australian cities, and it is a handsome and generous tree of the warm world.
The many-flowered michelia belongs to the magnolia family, Magnoliaceae, and it is a species of flowering plant, native to the southern China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. A tree reaching twenty metres tall, it is found in the forests at the elevations from thirteen hundred to twenty-seven hundred metres, and it is used as a street tree in a number of the Chinese and the Australian cities, while it is prized for its fragrant, white flowers and its glossy foliage.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The many-flowered michelia has a genuine and growing place in both horticultural and botanical research. It has been studied in horticulture, since it is a handsome and generous tree of the gardens and the streets, prized for its fragrant, white flowers, and researchers have examined its cultivation, its growth and its value in the landscape, while its use as a street tree in the cities of China and Australia has been examined, and its glossy foliage and its fragrant bloom have drawn attention in the international gardening press as a fine evergreen of the warm garden. The tree has also been studied in botany, since it is a member of the magnolia family and a distinctive member of the genus, and researchers have examined its classification and its relationships, while the study of the magnolias and their many species has been of continuing interest, and the place of the tree in the family has been examined. The species has also been studied in ecology, since it is a tree of the eastern Asian mountains, and its growth and its role in the forest community have been examined, while its value to the wildlife of the region has been examined. For a tree of such handsomeness, the many-flowered michelia has a steady and growing record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the many-flowered michelia is a handsome tree of the eastern Asian mountains. Its fragrant, white flowers feed the bees and the insects, and its glossy crown gives shelter, while it is a valued presence in the mountain forests and the cities of the warm world.
Its economic value is real. It is a valued tree of the garden and the street, prized for its fragrant, white flowers and its glossy foliage, and it has drawn attention in the international gardening press as a fine evergreen of the warm garden, while it is used as a street tree in a number of the Chinese and the Australian cities. For a grower, the many-flowered michelia is a rewarding and handsome tree, and for a gardener in a warm region it brings glossy foliage and fragrant, white bloom. The seeds are easy — sow them in a pot of moist, free-draining compost in a warm, sunny or lightly shaded spot, keep them lightly watered, and they’ll sprout within a few weeks, growing on into a handsome, fragrant-flowered tree.
Uses: medicinal.ornamental flower