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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.
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 ...
Flower and foliage of M. grandiflora. Magnolia grandiflora is a medium to large evergreen tree which may grow 60–80 ft (18–24 m) tall. [6] It typically has a single stem (or trunk) and a pyramidal shape. [7]
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 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]
Magnolia denudata is a rather low, rounded, thickly branched, and coarse-textured tree to 30 feet (9.1 m) tall. The leaves are ovate, bright green, 15 cm long and 8 cm wide. The leaves are ovate, bright green, 15 cm long and 8 cm wide.
Below is a list of magnolia species and cultivars which currently (2016) [1] hold the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Magnolias are shrubs or trees which put on a showy display of tulip-like flowers, often scented, in early to late spring. Many are slow-growing and may take several years to start flowering.