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Also known as Magnolia family

The Magnoliaceae () are a flowering plant family, the magnolia family, in the order Magnoliales. It consists of two genera: Magnolia and Liriodendron (tulip trees).

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Magnoliaceae is a family of plants within the order Magnoliales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The taxon, which has the type species Magnolia, was described by de Jussieu in 1789 and is currently accepted. It is also referred to by common names such as the Magnolia family, Magnoliakasvit, Մագնոլիազգիներ, and Magnolijiniai. The family dates back to about 80 million years ago.

Records for Magnoliaceae exist in various collections, including institutions such as STDOM, SDNHM, IGL-UNAM, MICH, and CAS. Specimens have been documented in Mexico, the United States, Indonesia, China, and Canada. The taxon is described in sources including the Nordisk familjebok and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.

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Species

Magnoliaceae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMagnoliales
  5. FamilyMagnoliaceae
Observations recorded219,076

General: Notes on delimitation: Magnoliaceae sits very comfortably Appearance: differ from Magnoliaceae in the following characters

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
263
With media
152
Family
Magnoliaceae
Collections
STDOM, SDNHM, IGL-UNAM, MICH, CAS, NCSM
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Indonesia, China, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Philippines

Research

1,324 papers

via PubMed

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Magnoliales
Image
Liriodendron tulipifera JPG01.jpg
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taxon rank
family
Commons category
Magnoliaceae
taxon name
Magnoliaceae
topic's main category
Category:Magnoliaceae
taxon common name
magnolijevke
taxonomic type
Magnolia
start time
80000000-0
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Genera
  • Description
  • Fruits and seeds
  • Biogeography
  • Systematics
  • Foundational taxonomic and systematics research (18th-19th century)
  • Modern systematics research (20th-21st century)
  • Consensus and debates today
  • Economic significance
  • References
  • Further reading

The Magnoliaceae () are a flowering plant family, the magnolia family, in the order Magnoliales. It consists of two genera: Magnolia and Liriodendron (tulip trees).

Unlike most angiosperms, whose flower parts are in whorls (rings), the Magnoliaceae have their stamens and pistils in spirals on a conical receptacle. This arrangement is found in some fossil plants and is believed to be a basal or early condition for angiosperms. The flowers also have parts not distinctly differentiated into sepals and petals, while angiosperms that evolved later tend to have distinctly differentiated sepals and petals. The poorly differentiated perianth parts that occupy both positions are known as tepals. This family has distinct fruit with brightly colored seeds.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Magnoliaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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