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Extant species of the Magnoliaceae are widely distributed in temperate and tropical Asia from the Himalayas to Japan and southwest through Malaysia and New Guinea. Asia is home to about two-thirds of the species in Magnoliaceae, with the remainder of the family spread across the Americas with temperate species extending into southern Canada and ...
Magnolia faustinomirandae A.Vázquez - (Mexico); Magnolia grandiflora L. - (SE US); Magnolia guatemalensis Donn. Sm. - (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador). Magnolia ...
Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 to 340 [a] flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae.The natural range of Magnolia species is disjunct, with a main center in east, south and southeast Asia and a secondary center in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies and some species in South America.
Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) 651 Magnolia ashei: ashe magnolia Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) Magnolia fraseri: Fraser magnolia Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) 655 Magnolia grandiflora: southern magnolia Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) 652 Magnolia liliiflora: lily magnolia Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) Magnolia macrophylla: bigleaf magnolia
Magnoliids, Magnoliidae or Magnolianae are a clade of flowering plants.With more than 10,000 species, including magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, tulip tree and many others, it is the third-largest group of angiosperms after the eudicots and monocots. [3]
Degeneriaceae (two species of trees found on Pacific islands) Eupomatiaceae (three species of trees and shrubs found in New Guinea and eastern Australia) Himantandraceae (two species of trees and shrubs, found in tropical areas in Southeast Asia and Australia) Magnoliaceae (about 225 species including magnolias and tulip trees)
M. grandiflora was one of the many species first described by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1759, [10] basing his description on the earlier notes of Miller. He did not select a type specimen. Its specific epithet is derived from the Latin words grandis "big", and flor-"flower". [11]
This species is distinguished from other magnolias by the large leaf size, 10–32 inch long and 4–35 inch broad. The largest leaf to be reported by a credible source is 3 ft 8 in (110 centimeters) in length. [3] [4] in addition to a six inch (15 centimeter) petiole. The leaf's width can be up to eighteen inches (45 centimeters).