Magnolia macclurei

Magnolia macclurei (syn. Michelia macclurei) is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southern China, including Hainan, and northern Vietnam.^[2] A tree reaching 30 m (98 ft), it is found growing in evergreen broadleaf forests, from 200 to 1,500 m (700 to 4,900 ft) above sea level.^[3]

Magnolia macclurei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Magnoliaceae
Genus:	Magnolia
Species:	M. macclurei
Binomial name
Magnolia macclurei (Dandy) Figlar
Synonyms[2]
Magnolia multitepala (R.Z.Zhou & S.G.Jian) C.B.Callaghan & Png Michelia macclurei Dandy Michelia macclurei var. sublanea Dandy Michelia multitepala R.Z.Zhou & S.G.Jian

When Floyd Alonzo McClure first encountered this species in 1925, he recorded in his notebook that, "The fragrance of the flowers is the most intoxicating I ever breathed."^[3] In China it is harvested for its timber, and it is used as a street tree in a number of southern Chinese cities.^[3][4] In Florida it is planted as an ornamental and is available from commercial nurseries.^[3]