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| Characteristics of biology and geographical distribution of wild Magnoliaceae plants in Sichuan Province |
| He Fei1,2,Ma Qinyan1,Liu Xingliang2,Wang Jinxi2,He Dahong3 |
| 1.Resources and Environment College,Beijing Forestry University,100083,Beijing;2.Sichuan Academy of Forestry,610081,Chengdu;3.Forestry Bureau of Jialing District,637100,Nanchong,Sichuan: China |
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Abstract Magnoliaceae plants,which have important role in botanic systematic taxonomy and are also important trees in sub-tropic forests,mainly distribute in South and Southwestern China.This paper studies systematically the classification and geographical distribution and utilization of the wild Magnoliaceae plants in Sichuan Province.There are rich wild Magnoliaceae plants in Sichuan,and 5 genera 24 species 1 variety species with 23 species of arbors and 2 species of shrubs,and 13 evergreen species and 12 deciduous species,were distributed in the hills around basin and the southwestern Sichuan and the southeastern of the mountain and deep valley in western Sichuan.They mainly distributed in the southeastern of the mountain and deep valley in western Sichuan,situated in the edge of the core of the distribution and development and origin of mordern Magnoliaceae.Their flowers have many kinds of colors including redness,rosiness, fuchsia,purple,yellowness,straw yellow,kelly,white and milkiness,some flowers of them have strong fragrance.Their leaves and fruits are not ordinary,and their tree shapes are very beautiful.Arbors grow fast with good stem shape and good timber.These important trees will have wide application prosperity in the ways of research,garden ornament,forestry,etc.
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Received: 10 December 2007
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