Contains 9 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Michelia is sometimes recognized as a genus but is now considered to be a part of Magnolia (Kim & Suh 2013; Liu et al. 2015).
Classification
Citation
MAGNOLIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 535. 1753.
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TYPE: Magnolia virginiana Linnaeus
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia acuminata var. acuminata | Cucumber-tree, Cucumber Magnolia | |||
| Magnolia acuminata var. subcordata | Yellow Cucumber-tree, Showy Cucumber Magnolia | |||
| Magnolia fraseri | Fraser Magnolia, Mountain Magnolia, Earleaf Umbrella-tree | |||
| Magnolia grandiflora | Southern Magnolia, Bull Bay | |||
| Magnolia macrophylla | Bigleaf Magnolia | |||
| Magnolia pyramidata | Pyramid Magnolia | |||
| Magnolia tripetala | Umbrella Magnolia, Umbrella-tree | |||
| Magnolia virginiana var. australis | Southern Sweet Bay | |||
| Magnolia virginiana var. virginiana | Northern Sweet Bay |
Identification Key
1. Leaf blade auriculate, cordate, to truncate at the base
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1. Leaf blade acute to rounded at the base
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2. Foliar buds, twigs, and follicles pubescent; leaf blade lower surface chalky white (sometimes pale green to glaucous), pubescent
2. Foliar buds, twigs, and follicles glabrous; leaf blade lower surface green or glaucous, glabrous
3. Leaf blade 2-5.5(6) cm wide, the lower surface chalky white to glaucous, glabrous or silky-pubescent
3. Leaf blade 4.5-20 cm wide, the lower surface whitish-glaucescent, green, to red-brown, glabrous, felted, or pilose
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4. Trees evergreen; leaf blade thick-leathery, the lower surface glabrous or red-brown felted, the upper surface lustrous green; flowers 15–30(–45) cm wide, strongly lemony fragrant
4. Trees deciduous; leaf blade thin, not leathery, abaxially pale green to whitish, glabrous or pilose, adaxially green; flowers 5.5–11cm across, malodorous or aromatic
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5. Leaves not in whorl-like clusters; leaf blade cuneate to broadly rounded-truncate at the base; flowers pleasantly aromatic; tepals greenish, glaucous, occasionally yellow to orange-yellow, usually less than 8 cm long, erect, outermost tepals reflexed, greenish; follicetums 2–7 long, 0.8–2.7 cm wide; follicles short-beaked
5. Leaves usually in terminal whorl-like clusters; leaf blade cuneate to attenuate at the base; flowers malodorous; tepals creamy white, 8–12(-16) cm long, spreading, outermost tepals reflexed, greenish; follicetums 6–10 long, 2–3.5 cm wide; follicles long-beaked
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| No synonyms found. | |||