Magnolia compressa is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to Yunnan, Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands, and southwest Japan, and introduced to South Korea.[1] A small tree when in cultivation, it is hardy only to USDA zone 10. It may be planted in containers and brought indoors in the winter.[2]
| Magnolia compressa | |
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| A specimen planted by Prince Mikasa at Nakatsu shrine on Ōshima island | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Species: | M. compressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia compressa | |
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Taxon identifiers | |
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| Magnolia compressa |
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| Michelia compressa | |