Magnoliaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Magnolia Family.
A family of about 7 genera and 223 species, trees and shrubs, tropical and warm temperate, of e. and se. Asia, and from e. North America south through West Indies and Central America to Brazil.
References: Figlar & Nooteboom (2004); Frodin & Govaerts (1996); Hardin (1972); Hardin & Jones (1989); Kim et al. (2001); Meyer (1997a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997); Nie et al. (2008); Nooteboom (1993) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). Show full citations.
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© Keith Bradley | Liriodendron tulipifera var. tulipifera | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Magnolia grandiflora | Original Image ⭷
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