Michelia

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Michelia
Michelia alba (Campii).jpg
Michelia × alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Magnoliids
Order:
Magnoliales
Family:
Magnoliaceae
Subfamily:
Magnolioideae
Genus:
Michelia

Species

about 50; see text

Michelia is a historical genus of flowering plants belonging to the Magnolia family (Magnoliaceae). The genus included about 50 species of evergreen trees and shrubs, native to tropical and subtropical south and southeast Asia (Indomalaya), including southern China. Today it is regarded as a synonym of Magnolia.[1]

Description[]

The Magnoliaceae are an ancient family; fossil plants identifiably belonging to the Magnoliaceae date back 95 million years. A primitive aspect of the Magnolia family is that their large, cup-shaped flowers lack distinct petals or sepals. The large non-specialized flower parts, resembling petals, are called tepals.

The leaves, flowers, and form of Michelia resemble Magnolia, but the blossoms of Michelia generally form clusters among the leaves, rather than singly at the branch ends as Magnolia does.

Uses[]

Several of the larger species are locally important sources of timber. Some species, including the champak (Michelia champaca) and Michelia doltsopa are grown for their flowers, both on the tree and as cut flowers. Champak flowers are also used to produce an essential oil for perfume. A few species have been introduced to gardens or as street trees outside of the Indomalaya region, including Michelia figo, M. doltsopa, and M. champaca. The genus is named after the Florentine botanist Pietro Antonio Micheli (1679–1737). They grow to the height of 10–45 metres

Recent changes in classification[]

Morphological data[2] and molecular data[3][4] recently showed that the genus Michelia is very closely related to subgenus Yulania of genus Magnolia. Many botanists now treat the genus Michelia accordingly. New combinations of names have been provided for. For further information see under genus Magnolia.

Michelia species[]

  • Michelia aenea Dandy. Native to China and Vietnam. (treated as a synonym for Merr. ex Dandy by J. Li (1997).[5]
  • Michelia × alba DC. (syn. M. longifolia Blume). White Champaca or White Sandalwood, a hybrid between M. champaca L. and M. montana Blume
  • Y.-W. Law & Y.-F. Wu
  • (A. DC.) Dandy (basionym: Magnolia balansae A. DC.)
  • (Pierre) Finet & Gagnep. (basionym: Magnolia baillonii Pierre)
  • Gagnep.
  • Michelia calcicola C.Y. Wu ex Y.-W. Law & Y.-F. Wu (treated as a synonym for M. ingrata Chen & Yang by Chen & Nooteboom (1993))[6]))
  • Y.-W. Law & Y.-F. Wu (dubious taxon, according to Chen & Nooteboom (1993)[6])
  • Finet & Gagnep.
Flower and leaves of Michelia champaca L.
  • Michelia champaca L. Champak. Native to India, Java, and the Philippines. A tree or shrub which grows from 3 to 6 meters high and wide. Glossy bright green leaves to 16 cm. Produces fragrant orange, yellow, or creamy white flowers in the spring. The flowers of this plant produce an essential oil that is used in perfume.
  • Dandy
  • Michelia compressa (Maxim.) Sarg. (basionym: Magnolia compressa Maxim.)
  • Michelia coriacea Chang & Chen
  • Y.-W. Law
  • Michelia doltsopa Buch.-Ham. ex DC. Large shrubs and trees, growing to 30 meters. Native to the eastern Himalayas and Meghalaya subtropical forests. Varies in form from bushy to narrow and upright. Leathery dark-green leaves, 6 to 17 cm in length. Clusters of creamy white flowers in winter. Growing in popularity as a street tree in coastal California.
  • Michelia elegans Y.-W. Law & Y.-F. Wu (treated as a synonym for Finet & Gagnep. by Chen & Nooteboom (1993)[6])
  • Michelia elliptilimba Chen & Noot. (treated as a synonym for C.Y. Wu ex Z.S. Yue by J. Li (1997))[5])
  • Michelia figo (Lour.) Spreng. (basionym: Liriodendron figo Lour.) Banana Shrub. A slow growing shrub or small tree that can grow up to 5 meters high and nearly as wide. Densely covered with small glossy green leaves. Bears clusters of large, white, sometimes purple-streaked, flowers with a potent, sweet banana scent. Port Wine is a variety that bears rose to maroon flowers.
  • Y.-W. Law & Y.-F. Wu
  • Finet & Gagnep.
  • Merr. ex Dandy
  • Q.F. Zheng
  • Michelia fulgens Dandy (treated as a synonym for Merr. ex Dandy by Gagnepain (1939))[7]))
  • Chang & Chen
  • Michelia fuscata (Andrews) Blume ex Wall. (basionym: Magnolia fuscata Andrews; treated as a synonym for M. figo (Lour.) Spreng. by Baillon (1866)[8])
  • Y.-W. Law & R.-Z. Zhou
  • Michelia hedyosperma Y.-W. Law (treated as a synonym for M. hypolampra Dandy by Chen & Nooteboom (1993))
  • Michelia hypolampra Dandy
  • Michelia ingrata Chen & Yang
  • Michelia iteophylla C.Y. Wu ex Y.-W. Law & Y.-F. Wu (synonym for Michelia formosana (Kaneh.) Masam. & Suzuki because the type is the same; M. formosana in its turn is treated as a synonym for M. compressa (Maxim.) Sarg. by Chen & Nooteboom (1993)[6])
  • Buch.-Ham. ex DC. Native to Meghalaya subtropical forests
  • Noot.
  • W.W. Sm.
  • Michelia laevifolia Y.-W. Law & Y.-F. Wu (treated as a synonym for M. yunnanensis Franch. ex Finet & Gapnep. by Xia & Deng (2002)[9])
  • Wall. Native to Meghalaya subtropical forests
  • Dandy
  • Michelia longipetiolata C.Y. Wu ex Y.-W. Law & Y.-F. Wu (treated as a synonym for Dandy by Chen & Nooteboom (1993)[6])
  • Michelia longistamina Y.-W. Law (treated as a synonym for (H. Lév.) Finet & Gagnep. ex H. Lév. by Chen & Nooteboom (1993)[6])
  • Michelia longistyla Y.-W. Law & Y.-F. Wu (treated as a synonym for Merr. ex Dandy; by Chen & Nooteboom (1993)[6])
  • Dandy
  • (H. Lév.) Finet & Gagnep. ex H. Lév. (basionym: Magnolia martinii H. Lév.)
  • Dandy
  • Dunn
  • Dandy
  • Michelia microtricha (treated as a synonym for Finet & Gagnep. by J. Li (1997)[5])
  • Michelia montana Blume
  • Michelia nilagirica Zenker. Native to southern India.
  • Michelia odora (W.Y. Chun) Noot. & Chen (basionym: Tsoongiodendron odorum W.Y. Chun)
  • Y.-W. Law & R.-Z. Zhou
  • Michelia platypetala Hand.-Mazz. (treated as a variety of (Dunn) Figlar (= Dunn) by Sima (2001)[10])
  • C.Y. Wu ex Y.-W. Law & Y.-F. Wu
  • Michelia punduana Hook.f. & Thomson. Native to Meghalaya subtropical forests
  • Craib
  • A. Agostini
  • (King) Dandy (basionym: King)
  • Michelia wilsonii Finet & Gagnep. (syn. M. sinensis Hemsl. & E.H. Wilson; based on the same type but published a few weeks later)
  • W.Y. Chun & Y.-F. Wu
  • Michelia skinneriana Dunn (treated as a synonym for M. figo (Lour.) Spreng. by Chen & Nooteboom (1993)[6])
  • C.Y. Wu ex Z.S. Yue
  • Dandy
  • Dandy (treated as a subspecies of Magnolia ernestii Figlar (= Michelia wilsonii Finet & Gagnep.) by Sima & Figlar (2001)[10])
  • A.Chev. Native to Vietnam
  • Michelia xanthantha C.Y. Wu ex Y.-W. Law & Y.-F. Wu
  • Michelia yunnanensis Franch. ex Finet & Gapnep.

References[]

  1. ^ Richard B. Figlar. "A Brief Taxonomic History of Magnolia".
  2. ^ Figlar, R. B. (2000). "Proleptic branch initiation in Michelia and Magnolia subgenus Yulania provides basis for combinations in subfamily Magnolioideae". In Liu Yu-hu; et al. (eds.). Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Family Magnoliaceae. Beijing: Science Press. pp. 14–25.
  3. ^ Azuma, Hiroshi; Thien, Leonard B; Kawano, Shoichi (September 1999). "Molecular Phylogeny of Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) Inferred from cpDNA Sequences and Evolutionary Divergence of the Floral Scents". Journal of Plant Research. 112 (3): 291–306. doi:10.1007/PL00013885. S2CID 206862607.
  4. ^ Kim, S; Park, CW; Kim, YD; Suh, Y (April 2001). "Phylogenetic relationships in family Magnoliaceae inferred from ndhF sequences". American Journal of Botany. 88 (4): 717–28. doi:10.2307/2657073. JSTOR 2657073. PMID 11302859.
  5. ^ a b c Li, J. (1997). "Some notes on Magnoliaceae from China". Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 19 (2): 131–138.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Chen, B. L.; Nooteboom, H. P. (1993). "Notes on Magnoliaceae III, The Magnoliaceae of China". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 80 (4): 999–1104. doi:10.2307/2399942. JSTOR 2399942.
  7. ^ Gagnepain, F. (1939). "Magnoliacées nouvelles ou litigieuses". Notulae Systematicae. 8 (1): 63–65.
  8. ^ Baillon, H. E. (1866). "Mémoire sur la famille des Magnoliacées". Adansonia. 7: 1–16, 65–69.
  9. ^ Xia, N. H.; Deng, Y. F. (2002). "Notes on Magnoliaceae". Journal of Tropical and Subtropical Botany. 10 (2): 128–132.
  10. ^ a b Sima, Y.-K. (2001). "Some Notes on Magnolia Subgenus Michelia from China". Yunnan Forestry Science and Technology. 2: 29–35.

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