List of Magnolia species

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]

Subgenus Magnolia

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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

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Section Gwillimia

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Subsection Gwillimia

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Subsection Blumiana

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Section Talauma

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Subsection Talauma

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Subsection Dugandiodendron

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Subsection Cubenses

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Section Manglietia

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Section Kmeria

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Section Rhytidospermum

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M. obovata

Subsection Rhytidospermum

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M. wilsonii

Subsection Oyama

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  • Magnolia globosa Hook. f. & Thoms. (Nepal, Burma)
  • Magnolia sieboldii K. Koch (Korea, E China, Japan)
    • Magnolia sieboldii subsp. japonica K.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

Section Auriculata

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  • Magnolia fraseri Walt. - Fraser magnolia or ear-leaved magnolia (SE US)
    • Magnolia fraseri var. fraseri - Fraser magnolia or ear-leaved magnolia (SE US)
    • Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata (Bartram) Pampanini - pyramid magnolia (SE US)[a]
 
M. macrophylla var. ashei flower in female phase

Section Macrophylla

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  • Magnolia dealbata Zuccarini (E Mexico) Sometimes treated as a subspecies, Magnolia macrophylla var. dealbata.
  • Magnolia macrophylla Michx. (SE US, E Mexico)
    • Magnolia macrophylla var. ashei (Weatherby) D. Johnson (SE US)[b]
    • Magnolia macrophylla var. macrophylla (SE US)
  • Magnolia rzedowskiana A.Vázquez, Domínguez-Yescas & R.Pedraza (Querétaro, Mexico)
  • Magnolia nuevoleonensis A.Vázquez & Domínguez-Yescas (Nuevo León, Mexico)
  • Magnolia vovidesii A.Vázquez, Domínguez-Yescas & L.Carvajal (Veracruz, Mexico)

Subgenus Yulania

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

Section Yulania

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M. liliiflora

Subsection Yulania

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Subsection Tulipastrum

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

Section Michelia

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Magnolia × alba

Subsection Michelia

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Subsection Elmerrillia

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  • 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

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Subsection Aromadendron

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Subgenus Gynopodium

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Section Gynopodium

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Section Manglietiastrum

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Notes

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

References

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  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.