IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) Magnolia nilagirica (Zenker) Figlar, Proc. Int. Symp. Magnoliac. 23 2000. (Syn: Michelia glauca Wight; Michelia nilagirica Zenker; Michelia nilagirica var. walkeri (Wight) Hook.f. & Thomson; Michelia nilagirica var. wightii Hook.f. & Thomson; Michelia ovalifolia Wight; Michelia pulneyensis Wight; Michelia walkeri Wight; Sampacca nilagirica (Zenker) Kuntze); Habit- Trees, up to 15 m tall Trunk & Bark- Bark grey, smooth; blaze light orange. Branches and Branchlets- Branchlets terete, pubescent, with annular scars of caducous stipules; apical bud covered by sericeous lanceolate stipules. Leaves- Leaves simple, alternate, spiral; petiole up to 2 cm long, canaliculate, pubescent; lamina 5-11 x 2.2-4.8 cm, elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, apex acute to slightly acuminate with blunt tip, base acute to attenuate, margin entire, subcoriaceous, glabrous, white glaucous beneath; midrib slightly canaliculate; secondary nerves 10-13 pairs; tertiary nerves closely reticulate. Inflorescence / Flower- Flowers solitary, axillary, large, white or cream. Fruit and Seed- Follicles, warty, arranged as spike, dehiscing dorsally; seeds 1, scarlet. Common trees in high elevation to montane evergreen forests, between 1600 and 2400 m. Endemic to the Western Ghats- Agasthyamalai, Megamalai, Anamalai, Palani, Nilgiris and Bababudangiri Hills. Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.) .                Magnolia nilagirica (Zenker) Figlar :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 7:38 AM IST: 15 images. Magnolia nilagirica (Zenker) Figlar The Nilgiris :: Jan 28, 2026 · 7:38 AM IST Coonoor, about 2007 m asl .
Magnoliaceae, Dilleniaceae and Annonaceae fortnight March 1-14, SN 2 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2). Michelia nilagirica Zenk., Fam – Magnoliaceae Naduvattam, Ooty, Tamilnadu, medium sized wild tree .  Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight :Magnoliaceae::Magnolia nilagirica from Ooty. BRS 7 : Attachments (1). 1 post by 1 author. Sharing the images of Magnoliaceae nilagirica from Ooty. .
Magnolia nilagirica (Zenker) Figlar. SN July 15 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3). Magnolia nilagirica (Zenker) Figlar. (= Michelia nilagirica Zenker), Magnoliaceae wild endemic tree at an altitude of 1800m Do you have pics of fruits sir? . |
Magnolia nilagirica
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