List of Magnolia species

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The genus Magnolia s.l. has been divided in three subgenera, 12 sections, and 13 subsections. The list below is divided according to the Magnolia Society's 2012 classification. [1]

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Subgenus Magnolia

Anthers open by splitting at the front facing the centre of the flower, deciduous or evergreen, flowers produced after the leaves.[ citation needed ]

Section Magnolia

Section Gwillimia

Subsection Gwillimia

Subsection Blumiana

Section Talauma

Subsection Talauma

Subsection Dugandiodendron

Subsection Cubenses

Section Manglietia

Section Kmeria

Section Rhytidospermum

M. obovata Magnolia hypoleuca 2.jpg
M. obovata

Subsection Rhytidospermum

M. wilsonii Magnolia wilsonii1UME.jpg
M. wilsonii

Subsection Oyama

  • Magnolia globosa Hook. f. & Thoms.(Nepal, Burma)
  • Magnolia sieboldii K. Koch(Korea, E China, Japan)
    • Magnolia sieboldii subsp. japonicaK.Ueda(Japan, central China)
    • Magnolia sieboldii subsp. sieboldii(Japan)
    • Magnolia sieboldii subsp. sinensis(Rehd. & Wilson) Spongberg(central China)
  • Magnolia wilsonii (Finet. & Gagnep.) Rehd. - Wilson's magnolia (SW China)
M. fraseri Magnolia fraseri1a.UME.jpg
M. fraseri

Section Auriculata

M. macrophylla var. ashei flower in female phase M.macrophylla var. ashei 200706.jpg
M. macrophylla var. ashei flower in female phase

Section Macrophylla

Subgenus Yulania

Anthers open by splitting at the sides, deciduous, flowers mostly produced before leaves (except M. acuminata)

Section Yulania

M. liliiflora Magnolienbluete freiburg.jpg
M. liliiflora

Subsection Yulania

Subsection Tulipastrum

  • Magnolia acuminata (L.) L.(E North America)
    • Magnolia acuminata var. acuminata(E North America)
    • Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata(Spach) Dandy(SE US)

Section Michelia

Magnolia x alba Starr 070320-5725 Michelia x alba.jpg
Magnolia × alba

Subsection Michelia

Subsection Elmerrillia

  • Magnolia platyphylla (Merr.) Figlar & Noot.(Philippines) [3]
  • Magnolia pubescens (Merr.) Figlar & Noot.(Philippines) [4]
  • Magnolia sulawesiana Brambach, Noot. & Culmsee(Sulawesi) [5]
  • Magnolia tsiampacca (L.) Figlar & Noot.(Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago) [6]
    • Magnolia tsiampacca subsp. mollis(Dandy) Figlar & Noot.(Sumatra, Borneo) [7]
    • Magnolia tsiampacca subsp. tsiampacca(Sulawesi, Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago) [8]
      • Magnolia tsiampacca subsp. tsiampacca var. glaberrima(Dandy) Figlar & Noot.(New Guinea) [9]
      • Magnolia tsiampacca subsp. tsiampacca var. tsiampacca(Sulawesi, Moluccas, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago)
  • Magnolia vrieseana (Miq.) Baill. ex Pierre(Sulawesi, Moluccas) [10]

Subsection Maingola

Subsection Aromadendron

Subgenus Gynopodium

Section Gynopodium

Section Manglietiastrum

Notes

  1. Often treated as a distinct species, Magnolia pyramidata.
  2. Often treated as a distinct species, Magnolia ashei.

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References

  1. Figlar, Richard B. (April 2012). "Magnolia Classification". Magnolia Society International. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. Serrano, Marcelo José; Grajeda-Estrada, Rafael; Villalobos, Andrés; Álvarez-Ruano, María Renée; Vázquez-García, J. Antonio (2020-08-04). "Magnolia poqomchi , a new species of subsection Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) from San Cristóbal Verapaz, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala". Phytotaxa. 454 (4): 231–243. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.454.4.1 . ISSN   1179-3163.
  3. "Magnolia platyphylla". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew, UK: Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. "Magnolia pubescens". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew, UK: Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. Brambach, F.; Nooteboom, H.P.; Culmsee, H. (2013). "Magnolia sulawesiana described, and a key to the species of Magnolia (Magnoliaceae) occurring in Sulawesi". Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 58 (3): 271–276. doi:10.3767/000651913X676817.
  6. "Magnolia tsiampacca". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew, UK: Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. "Magnolia tsiampacca ssp. mollis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew, UK: Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  8. "Magnolia tsiampacca ssp. tsiampacca". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew, UK: Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  9. "Magnolia tsiampacca ssp. tsiampacca var. glaberrima". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew, UK: Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  10. "Magnolia vrieseana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Kew, UK: Royal Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 7 August 2015.