Magnolia cubensis

Magnolia cubensis, the Cuban magnolia or cashew of the Maestra, is a tree native to the island of Cuba in the West Indies. It grows in the Sierra Maestra in the southeastern part of the island, at elevations from 700–1,800 m (2,300–5,900 ft). It is an evergreen with leathery leaves and flowers about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in diameter. Seeds are reddish-orange.^[3][4]

Magnolia cubensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Magnoliaceae
Genus:	Magnolia
Section:	Magnolia sect. Talauma
Subsection:	Magnolia subsect. Cubenses
Species:	M. cubensis
Binomial name
Magnolia cubensis Urb.
Subspecies[2]
Magnolia cubensis subsp. acunae Imkhan. Magnolia cubensis subsp. cacuminicola (Bisse) G.Klotz Magnolia cubensis subsp. cubensis autonym Magnolia cubensis subsp. turquinensis Imkhan.
Synonyms[2]
Dugandiodendron cubense (Urb.) Sima & S.G.Lu