Common name: valse tulpenboom (NL), manjolabeam (Fryske), Kobushi Magnolia (EN)

Native range: Japan, Korea

Pollination: Beetles

Seed dspersal: Birds

Conservation: Not enough data for the assessment (IUCN, last assessed 2014)

The valse tulpenboom flowers early in spring. Individuals of this species take about 15 years to flower for the first time. The valse tulpenboom is protected from insect and pest attacks, as it contains antimicrobial and insecticidal substances like kobusin and sesamin.

USES:

• Food (flowers)
• Medicinal

The Bark:

The flowers

References and more information at:

Plants for a future

Plants of the World (Kew Botanical Garden)

Analysis of Magnolia kobus as an invasive species in Canada

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