''Magnolia compressa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...

, Taiwan, the

Ryukyu Islands The , also known as the or the , are a chain of Japanese islands that stretch southwest from Kyushu to Taiwan: the Ōsumi, Tokara, Amami, Okinawa, and Sakishima Islands (further divided into the Miyako and Yaeyama Islands), with Yonaguni ...

, and southwest Japan, and introduced to South Korea. A small tree when in cultivation, it is hardy only to USDA zone 10. It may be planted in containers and brought indoors in the winter. File:蘭嶼烏心石 Michelia compressa var. lanyuensis 20220911102936 02.jpg, ''Michelia compressa'' var. ''lanyuensis''. In 2000, it was published as endemic to Taiwan. File:蘭嶼烏心石 Michelia compressa var. lanyuensis 20200923084726 01.jpg, ''Michelia compressa'' var. ''lanyuensis'' File:蘭嶼烏心石 Michelia compressa var. lanyuensis 20200923084726 04.jpg, ''Michelia compressa'' var. ''lanyuensis'' File:蘭嶼烏心石 Michelia compressa var. lanyuensis 20220911102936 04.jpg, ''Michelia compressa'' var. ''lanyuensis''

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compressa Ornamental trees Flora of South-Central China Flora of Taiwan Flora of the Ryukyu Islands Flora of Japan Plants described in 1872 {{Magnoliales-stub