Magnoliaceae FAMILY
Magnolia splendens
Magnolia splendens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Tree
GrowthSlow
The dark green foliage has a spicy aroma[1]. Laurel sabino is native to an area where tree growth is so slow that production of the timber is not economical. The average trunk diameter growth rate of 46 trees in the natural forest during a 5-year period was only 1.5mm per year[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Magnolia+splendens>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands — Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. · USDA, Forest Service; Washington. · 1964 ↩︎Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species.
- [2]Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol. 8 — Government Printing Office; Washington. · 1905 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Includes an article on the economic plants of Puerto Rico. It can be downloaded from the Internet.