Magnolia grandiflora L.
| Kannada Name : | Dodda billi sampige |
| Common Name : | Magnolia |
| Family Name : | Magnoliaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Magnolia grandiflora |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Least concern |
| Flowering Period : | None |
| Fruiting Period : | None |
| Origin : | Southeastern America |
Uses
The bark is diaphoretic, stimulant, tonic. It is used in the treatment of malaria and rheumatism. A decoction has been used as a wash and a bath for prickly heat itching. The decoction has also been used as a wash for sores and as a steam bath for treating dropsy.
Description
Medium to large, evergreen tree, up to 37 m tall. Bark pale brown to grey, fissured. Young shoots shortly tomentose. Leaves simple, alternate, oblong-elliptic, elliptic-obovate, subcoriaceous, glabrous above, paler glaucous and pubescent with brownish hairs below, base obtuse or rounded, apex obtuse, acute to shallow mucronate at the tip, margin entire. Flowers soliatry, terminal, bisexual, creamy-white, lemony fragrance. Fruit a follicle, ovoid, compressed. Seeds 2, compressed, red; aril red.
