Magnoliaceae evolved flowers before the emergence of bees, how did this shape its pollination strategies? What makes the Magnolia flower perfect? In which growing conditions does Magnolia officinalis flourish? What compound gives M.officinalis essential oil its distinctive aroma? This episode is a brief introduction to a fascinating, ancient, historically significant tree.

Intro tune: Botanical Berceuse by Carmen Porter (https://carmenporter.com)

References:

Magnolia Pollination:

https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/garden-scoop/2018-05-05-magnolia-pollination

New Insights into Breeding and Propagating Magnolias. Thomas Ranney and Dominic Gillooly,

Department of Horticultural Science, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and

Extension Center, North Carolina State University:

https://mcilab.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ranney-and-gillooly-2014.pdf?fwd=no

Phenolic Constituents from the Stem Bark of Magnolia officinalis:

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/np800494e

Magnolol: A multifunctional compound isolated from the Chinese medicinal plant

Magnolia officinalis, European Journal of Integrative Medicine:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eujim.2011.09.002

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876382011001405

Neuroprotective effect of honokiol and magnolol, compounds from Magnolia officinalis, on beta-amyloid-induced toxicity in PC12 cells: https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.3178