''Magnolia insignis'' (syn. ''Manglietia insignis''), the red lotus tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Magnoliaceae The Magnoliaceae () are a flowering plant family, the magnolia family, in the order Magnoliales. It consists of two genera: ''Magnolia'' and ''Liriodendron'' (tulip trees). Unlike most angiosperms, whose flower parts are in whorls (rings), the ...

, native to Nepal,

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

, Tibet, southern China, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. It is used as a

street tree Urban forestry is the care and management of single trees and tree populations in urban settings for the purpose of improving the urban environment. Urban forestry involves both planning and management, including the programming of care and ...

in a number of southern Chinese cities.

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insignis Flora of Nepal Flora of Assam (region) Flora of Tibet Flora of South-Central China Flora of Southeast China Flora of Myanmar Flora of Thailand Flora of Vietnam Plants described in 1824 {{Magnoliales-stub