Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) Talauma

Talauma hodgsonii talauma

Himalaya
Reddish new leaves on talauma in the Inner Quad. Sairus Patel, 24 Apr 2024
Talauma hodgsonii, Inner Quad. John Rawlings, ca. 2005

This unusual tree with large, leathery leaves to 9 inches wide and 2 feet long has replaced a crape myrtle in the inner northeast island of the Inner Quad in August 2003. Flowers have purplish blue sepals and fleshy, ivory white petals.

About this Entry: The main text of this entry is from the book Trees of Stanford and Environs, by Ronald Bracewell, published 2005.