Table 1.
Morphological, geographic, vegetation and phenology comparison table between native Magnolia species occurring in Brazil. (*from Lozano (1990); **from Azevedo et al. (2018).
| M.amazonica | M.brasiliensis | M.irwiniana | M.ovata | M.sellowiana | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pubescence of the peduncle | Tomentose | Glabrous | Glabrescent | Glabrous | Glabrescent |
| Presence of lenticels | Lenticulate | Densely lenticulate | Sparse lenticels | Lenticulate | Sparse lenticels |
| Petiole size (cm) | 1,8–5 | 1,8–3,8 | 2,3–6 | 2,5–5 cm | 2–5,6 |
| Pubescence of the petiole | Tomentose | Glabrous | Glabrescent | Glabrous | Glabrescent |
| Leaf size (cm) | 11 – 28 × 4 – 12 | 7,5–15,2 × 3,5–7,1 | 9-19 × 5-9,2 | 12,7–29,07 × 7,8 – 16,5 | 10-15,1 × 4,7-10 |
| Leaf shape | Elliptic | Elliptic to oval | Oval-elliptic | Ovate-elliptic | Broadly elliptic |
| Leaf margin | Entire | Entire | Undulate | Entire | entire-irregular |
| Pairs of secondary veins | 8–19 | 8–12 | 6–11 | 8–13 | 5–13 |
| Leaf texture | Slightly coriaceous | Strongly coriaceous | Slightly coriaceous | Papyraceous | Papyraceous-membranous |
| Pubescence of the leaf | Sericeous- tomentose | Glabrous | Glabrescent | Glabrous | Glabrescent |
| Petaloid tepal size | Petaloid 6, 6–7 cm × 3–5 cm | Petaloid 6(7), 3–3,5 cm × 1,3–1,7 cm | Petaloid 6, 3.0–3.8 cm × 2.4–3.2 cm | Petaloid 6, 3,0–3,8 cm × 2,4–3,2 cm | Petaloid 6, 2,7–3,1 cm × 1,5–2,9 cm |
| Sepaloid tepals size | Sepaloid 3, 5–7 cm × 3–4 cm | Sepaloid 3, 3–3,2 × 2,4–3,2 cm ** | Sepaloid 3, 4.5–4.8 cm × 3.5–3.8 cm | Sepaloid 3, 4,5–4,8 cm × 3,5 – 3,8 cm | Sepaloid 3, 3,4–4,0 cm × 2,7–3,2 cm |
| Number of stamens | 98–102** | 75–93** | ca. 114* | 144–150* | ca. 180* |
| Pubescence of the fruit | Puberulent | Strigose short | Puberulent | Glabrous | Glabrous |
| Number of carpels | 44–48 | 40–57** | 111* | 68–71* | 102* |
| Distribution | Amazon region (Brazil, Bolivia and Peru), Southeast Region (Rio de Janeiro) | Endemic Northeast Region (Bahia) Southeast Region (Minas Gerais) | Endemic Southeast (São Paulo, Minas Gerais), and Central-West (Distrito Federal,Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul) regions | Endemic North, South, Southeast, Midwest | Endemic Southeast (São Paulo, Minas Gerais), and Center-West (Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul) |
| Vegetation | Tropical forest | Bahia: Semi-deciduous seasonal forest; Minas Gerais: Associated with watercourses and riparian forests | Tropical deciduous and riparian forests (next to watercourses) | Riparian forest and montane rain forest | Riparian forest |
| Phenology | Flowers: Mid-January | Flowers: October and December | Flowers: October to January | Flowers: September to December | Flowers: March to December |
| Fruits: Mid-July | Fruits: January to March | Immature fruits: mid-October to March | Immature fruits: March to October | Immature fruits: January to July | |
| Mature fruits: June to September |