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Key to Magnoliaceae

Magnoliaceae

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(c) Weakley, Alan - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
(c) Bradley, Keith
1 Leaves about as broad as long, (0-) 4 (-8)-lobed; fruit a lanceoloid aggregate of samaras (a “samaracetum”), each samara 2-seeded, tan, and indehiscent; [subfamily Liriodendroideae]
(c) Hill, Sonnia
(c) Ware, Richard & Teresa - CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
(c) Parkins, Grant Morrow
(c) Alford, Mac
1 Leaves longer than broad, not lobed (in some species the leaves auriculate-cordate basally); fruit an ovoid, cone-like aggregate of follicles (a “follicetum”), each follicle dehiscing to reveal a scarlet seed, at first connected to the follicle by a thread-like strand; [subfamily Magnolioideae]