Summary
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. 1:460. 1817
Verified:
04/19/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
- Figlar, R. B. & H. P. Nooteboom. 2004. Notes on Magnoliaceae IV. Blumea 49:96.
- Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. Note: = Michelia figo
Common names
English
banana-shrub – chenille copperleaf – French
foula figo – Indonesian
cempaka ambon –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Anhui Sheng | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guangdong Sheng | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Jiangxi Sheng | |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | China | China | Zhejiang Sheng | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | widely cult. |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CHINA:
China [Anhui Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Jiangxi Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
Cultivated
(widely cult.)
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | as Michelia figo | Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana. |
| Food additives | flavoring | flowers used to prepare yulan tea in China fide Pl Res SEAs 19:136. 1999, as Michelia figo | Oyen, L. P. A. & Nguyen Xuan Dung, eds. 1999. Essential-oil plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 19:135-140. |
| Materials | essential oils | as Michelia figo | Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=452632.
Accessed 26 April 2025.