Magnolia sharpii is a tree species of Magnolia from Chiapas, Mexico.[2] It grows in wet tropical habitats.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Section: | Magnolia sect. Magnolia |
| Species: | M. sharpii
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| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia sharpii Miranda 1955
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Description
editMagnolia sharpii is a large tree, growing up to 25 meters tall with a trunk more than 50 cm in diameter.[1]
Range and habitat
editMagnolia sharpii is endemic to the Central Highlands of Chiapas, where it is known from scattered localities between 1,950 and 2,940 meters elevation. The species' estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 2,228 km2.[1]
Its typical habitat is on steep slopes or in ravines in cloud forests and humid oak and pine–oak forests. It favors mature closed-canopy forests dominated by oaks which sustain a cool and moist forest floor environment. It is shade-tolerant but intolerant of prolonged drought.[1]
Conservation and threats
editThe species has a small, scattered population, and is threatened by severe deforestation across much of its range. It favors undisturbed forests which are becoming rarer across its range. Its conservation status is assessed as endangered.[1]
Prehistory
editFossil records indicate that the species was widely distributed in North America during the Miocene, with widespread fossils from Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Central America. Over 25 million years its range contracted, and the species is now limited to a disjunct distribution across a small area of Mexico.[1]
Name
editThe specific epithet of sharpii, refers to Aaron John Sharp (1904–1997), known professionally as Jack Sharp, who was an American botanist and bryologist, considered an expert on mosses.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Luna-Vega, I., Gonzalez-Espinosa, M., Ramirez-Marcial, N. . 2014. Magnolia sharpii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T194002A2293933. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T194002A2293933.en. Accessed 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Magnolia sharpii in Tropicos".
- ^ "Magnolia sharpii Miranda | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
External links
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Media related to Magnolia sharpii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Magnolia sharpii at Wikispecies
