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An individual instance of Magnolia virginiana (sweetbay)
Permanent unique identifier for this particular organism:
http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/vanderbilt/2-43
Notes:
This tree is easy to locate, since it is the rightmost tree up against the south side of Kirkland Hall.
Sweetbay magnolia has typical magnolia flowers: large white petals and many stamens and pistils joined in the center. This type of flower has been considered "primitive" because it isn't adapted to any particular type of pollinator. The leaves are leathery and white on the lower surface.
Sweetbay does not occur naturally in middle Tennessee. The two individuals by Kirkland hall are among the largest in the state and this individual on the right is a former state champion, with a diameter of 34 cm (13 in.).
This tree is described on p. 13 of The Trees of Vanderbilt.
Sweetbay magnolia has typical magnolia flowers: large white petals and many stamens and pistils joined in the center. This type of flower has been considered "primitive" because it isn't adapted to any particular type of pollinator. The leaves are leathery and white on the lower surface.
Sweetbay does not occur naturally in middle Tennessee. The two individuals by Kirkland hall are among the largest in the state and this individual on the right is a former state champion, with a diameter of 34 cm (13 in.).
This tree is described on p. 13 of The Trees of Vanderbilt.
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This organism is a living specimen that is part of the Vanderbilt University Arboretum with the local identifier 2-70.
This particular organism is believed to have managedmeans of establishment.
This organismal entity has the scope: multicellular organism.
Remarks:Described in the 1994 Trees of Vanderbilt p. 13. Former Tennessee state champion.
Identifications:
Magnolia virginiana
L.
nominal concept
common name: sweetbay
family: Magnoliaceae
Identified 1994 by Robert Kral
Location:
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, US
Click on these geocoordinates to load a map showing the location: 36.14802°, -86.80255°
Coordinate uncertainty about: 10 m.
Location of individual determined from GIS database.
Occurrences were recorded for this particular organism on the following dates:
2002-05-24
2003-04-29
2006-06-07
The following images document this particular organism.
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| Image | View |
 | whole tree (or vine) - general |
 | bark - of a large tree |
 | twig - winter overall |
 | leaf - whole upper surface |
 | leaf - whole upper surface |
 | leaf - margin of upper + lower surface |
 | inflorescence - lateral view of flower |
 | inflorescence - lateral view of flower |
 | inflorescence - close-up of flower interior |
 | inflorescence - close-up of flower interior |