''Magnolia vovidesii'' 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 ...
. It is native to the
Sierra Madre Oriental
The Sierra Madre Oriental () is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico. The Sierra Madre Oriental is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that f ...
of
Veracruz
Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...
state in eastern Mexico.
Description
''Magnolia vovidesii'' is a tree growing from 15 to 25 metres tall. It mostly reproduces from
suckers.
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Distribution and habitat
''Magnolia vovidesii'' is native to the Sierra Madre Oriental of Veracruz state, where it is known from three locations near Ixhuacan de los Reyes. The species has an estimated extent of occurrence
Extent may refer to:
Computing
* Extent (file systems), a contiguous region of computer storage medium reserved for a file
* Extent File System, a discontinued file system implementation named after the contiguous region
* Extent, a chunk of st ...
(EOO) of 85 km2.[
It grows in cloud forests, usually on steep slopes and in ravines, between 600 and 1,700 meters elevation. It typically grows in the understory of forests dominated by species of '']Weinmannia
''Weinmannia'' is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Cunoniaceae. It is the largest genus of the family with about 150 species. It is also the most widespread genus, occurring in Central and South America including the Caribbean, Madagasc ...
, Liquidambar
''Liquidambar'', commonly called sweetgum
(star gum in the UK),
gum, redgum, satin-walnut, or American storax, is the only genus in the flowering plant family Altingiaceae and has 15 species. They were formerly often treated in Hamamelidaceae ...
, Styrax
''Styrax'' (common names storax or snowbell) is a genus of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees in the family Styracaceae, mostly native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with the majority in eastern ...
'', and ''Ternstroemia
''Ternstroemia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Pentaphylacaceae. It is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.[endangered
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inva ...]
. It is threatened by habitat degradation and fragmentation from timber and firewood harvesting and conversion to pasture, coffee plantations, and settlements. Over 70% of the tropical montane cloud forest in Veracruz has been converted to crops and livestock pasture.[
]
Classification
The species was until recently classed as '' Magnolia dealbata''.
References
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vovidesii
Endemic flora of Mexico
Trees of Northern America
Endangered biota of Mexico
Flora of the Sierra Madre Oriental
Cloud forest flora of Mexico
Plants described in 2013