Magnolia guatapensis (Magnolia guatapensis)
Description
Magnolia guatapensis is a species of plant in the Magnoliaceae family. It is endemic to Colombia. Common names include: almanegra, almanegra de Guatapé. The tree can be reaching up to 34 m height and 37 cm in diameter. The wood presents fine texture and yellow-green color, the color of the grain varies from black to olive green. Leaves are alternate, simple, spirally arranged, oval, texture varies from papiracea to chartaceous, with slightly emarginated apex, linear scars caused by prefoliation/vernation. The top of the leaf is shiny and the bottom is covered by indumentum (cream colored, very short) and is also present on the twigs internodes. Terminal flowers, hermaphrodites; floral buds are covered by spataceous bracts; present 3 sepals, one is external, the next one is intern-external and the third one is totally internal. It has 10 obovate fleshy petals colored yellowish green. Woody fruit, elliptic, green color, measuring from 3 to 4 cm long and from 2,4 to 2,8 cm broad; the carpels split open irregularly. Each fruit contains around from 13 to 20 seeds and some of them might not be completely formed.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Magnoliales
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Family: Magnoliaceae
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Genus: Magnolia
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