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Magnolia guatemalensis is a tree found in the highlands and mountains of Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. It is considered an indicator species of the cloud forest.

Magnolia guatemalensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Magnoliaceae
Genus:	Magnolia
Section:	Magnolia sect. Magnolia
Species:	M. guatemalensis
Binomial name
Magnolia guatemalensis Donn. Sm.
Subspecies
M. guatemalensis subsp. guatemalensis M. guatemalensis subsp. hondurensis

There are two subspecies: M. guatemalensis subsp. guatemalensis, endemic to Guatemala; and M. guatemalensis subsp. hondurensis, commonly known as the Honduran magnolia, native to El Salvador and Honduras. Both subspecies have been assessed as endangered by the IUCN.[1]

It is known locally as mamey, a common name that is also used for the unrelated species Pouteria sapota from Cuba and the fruit tree Mammea americana from Central and South America.

This species has been successfully hybridized with the Southern magnolia (M. grandiflora).

References

External links

• ParksWatch Guatemala
• Silvics of North America
• "Magnolia guatemalensis". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Magnolia guatemalensis, la magnolia de Guatemala es una especie de planta de la familia Magnoliaceae, se la conoce localmente como Mamey (este nombre común se usa también para las especies no relacionadas Pouteria sapota de Cuba y el árbol frutal Mammea americana de Centroamérica y Sudamérica). Se encuentra en las tierras altas y montañas de Guatemala, El Salvador, y Honduras y es una especie indicadora de las selvas nubosas.

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