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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.
It is a deciduous tree growing to 20 m in height. The bark is thick and brown, but does not fissure. The leaves are broad, ovate, 20–40 cm long, and 11–20 cm broad. The flowers are fragrant and 10–15 cm wide, with 9–12 (rarely to 17) white tepals, and appear from May to June.
Certain magnolia flowers, such as the buds of Magnolia liliiflora, have been used to treat chronic respiratory and sinus infections and lung congestion. Recently, magnolia bark has become incorporated into alternative medicine in the west, where tablets made from the bark of M. officinalis have been marketed as an aid for anxiety, allergies ...
Magnolia guatemalensis subsp. guatemalensis (Guatemala) Magnolia guatemalensis subsp. hondurensis (Molina) Vazquez (Honduras, El Salvador) Magnolia guerrerensis J.Jiménez Ram., K.Vega & Cruz Durán (Mexico) Magnolia iltisiana Vazquez (W Mexico) Magnolia krusei J.Jiménez Ram. & Cruz Durán (Mexico) Magnolia oaxacensis A.Vázquez (Mexico)
The larvae feed on Magnolia heptapetala, Magnolia hypoleuca and Magnolia obovata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. References
The Magnoliales include six families: Annonaceae (custard apple family, over 2000 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas; mostly tropical but some temperate); Degeneriaceae (two species of trees found on Pacific islands)
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]
The larvae feed on Magnolia heptapetala, Magnolia hypoleuca and Magnolia kobus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant. References