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Michelia
''Michelia'' is a historical genus of flowering plants belonging to the family (Magnoliaceae). The genus included about 50 species of evergreen trees and shrubs, native to tropical and subtropical south and southeast Asia (Indomalaya), including southern China. Today it is regarded as a synonym of ''Magnolia''. Description The Magnoliaceae are an ancient family; fossil plants identifiably belonging to the Magnoliaceae date back 95 million years. A primitive aspect of the Magnolia family is that their large, cup-shaped flowers lack distinct petals or sepals. The large non-specialized flower parts, resembling petals, are called tepals. The leaves, flowers, and form of ''Michelia'' resemble ''Magnolia'', but the blossoms of ''Michelia'' generally form clusters among the leaves, rather than singly at the branch ends as ''Magnolia'' does. Uses Several of the larger species are locally important sources of timber. Some species, including the champak ''(Michelia champaca)'' and '' Mic ...
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Magnolia
''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphological research shows that former genera ''Talauma'', ''Dugandiodendron'', ''Manglietia'', ''Michelia'', ''Elmerrillia'', ''Kmeria'', ''Parakmeria'', ''Pachylarnax'' (and a small number of monospecific genera) all belong within the same genus, ''Magnolia'' s.l. (s.l. = ''sensu lato'': 'in a broad sense', as opposed to s.s. = ''sensu stricto'': 'in a narrow sense'). The genus ''Magnolia'' s.s. contains about 120 species. See the section Nomenclature and classification in this article. flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol. ''Magnolia'' is an ancient genus. Appearing before bees evolved, the flowers are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpe ...
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Michelia Champaca
''Magnolia champaca'', known in English as champak (), is a large evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae.efloras.org: Flora of China treatment of ''Michelia (Magnolia) champaca''
accessed 7.12.2015
It was previously classified as ''Michelia champaca''. It is known for its fragrant flowers, and its timber used in woodworking.


Etymology

The species epithet, ''champaca'', comes from the Sanskrit word ().


Vernacular names

Other vernacular names in include joy perfume tree,
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Magnolia Champaca
''Magnolia champaca'', known in English as champak (), is a large evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae.efloras.org: Flora of China treatment of ''Michelia (Magnolia) champaca''
accessed 7.12.2015
It was previously classified as ''Michelia champaca''. It is known for its fragrant flowers, and its timber used in woodworking.


Etymology

The species epithet, ''champaca'', comes from the Sanskrit word ().


Vernacular names

Other vernacular names in include joy perfume tree,
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Magnolia × Alba
''Magnolia'' × ''alba'', also known as the white champaca, white sandalwood, or white jade orchid tree, is a flowering plant of hybrid origin that is commonly cultivated in Southeast Asia and tropical regions of East Asia. Although the exact origin is uncertain, it is considered to be a hybrid of '' Magnolia champaca'' and '' Magnolia montana''. Names The current name of the white champaca is derived from its local name in Indonesian, ''Cempaka Putih''. The white champaca is known by various names in English including ''pak lan'' in Hawaii like Cantonese transcription of 白蘭. Horticultural trade names used in the United States include the taxonomic synonym ''Michelia alba'' to fanciful ones such as 'white fragrant himalayan champaca'. Names in other languages include ''kantil'' in Javanese. In Taiwan, the tree and specifically the flower, is known as 玉蘭花 (yü lan hua). Description ''Magnolia'' × ''alba'' matures to 30 meters with evergreen leaves; the flowers have ...
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Michelia Figo
''Magnolia figo'' (also called banana shrub, port wine magnolia, ''Michelia figo'') is an evergreen tree in the magnolia genus. It grows to tall. It is native to China. Initially described as by Portuguese missionary and naturalist João de Loureiro as ''Liriodendron figo'', it was reclassified as ''Michelia figo'' by German botanist Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel. In 2006, a cladistic analysis of the genus ''Michelia'' found them to lie within the genus ''Magnolia'', with the name now being ''Magnolia figo''. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens for its fragrant flowers, which are cream-white and sometimes yellow, purple rounded, or light-purple, and strongly scented with isoamyl alcohol. It is also popular to keep ''M. figo'' as a houseplant. Flower buds, as well as new leaves, are covered with hairs, giving it a texture similar to that of velvet. The leaves are leathery, dark glossy-green, up to 10  cm long. This plant is used in Shanghai, China, as a ...
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Magnolia Foveolata
''Magnolia foveolata'' is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae native to China and Vietnam. References

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Michelia Doltsopa
''Magnolia doltsopa'' is a large shrub or small tree native to the eastern Himalayan region and the Meghalaya subtropical forests in Northeastern India. The wood is fragrant. Description The plant varies in form from bushy to narrow and upright, can grow to a height of tall. The tree flowers in spring and produces heavily scented white flowers. It has long leathery and glossy dark-green leaves, in length, that provide a point of interest all year long. The wood is a rich brown. It grows in evergreen broad-leaved forests. The "Silver Cloud" variety grows to 15 feet and flowers earlier in its lifespan. Cultivation ''Magnolia doltsopa'' is used as a featured ornamental tree and street tree, or pruned as a hedge. It enjoys a sheltered position in full or part sun, and appreciates well drained soil. It can tolerate acidic soil. Global distribution and use In Nepal, the wood of the ''Magnolia doltsopa'' is used for house building. It is also used for house building in Bhutan, whe ...
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Magnolia Montana
''Magnolia montana'' is a species of ''Magnolia'' native to the western Malesia region (Malaysia and Indonesia) of the Indomalayan realm. The Latin specific epithet ''montana'' refers to mountains or coming from mountains.Archibald William Smith References External links Magnolia classificationfrom the Magnolia Society. Global Biodiversity Information Facility: ''Magnolia montana'' montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
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Magnoliaceae
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. The family has about 219 species and ranges across subtropical eastern North America, Mexico and Central America, the West Indies, tropical South America, southern and eastern India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malesia, China, Japan, and Korea. Genera The number of genera in Magnoliaceae i ...
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Pietro Antonio Micheli
Pier Antonio Micheli (December 11, 1679 – January 1, 1737) was a noted Italian botanist, professor of botany in Pisa, curator of the Orto Botanico di Firenze, author of ''Nova plantarum genera iuxta Tournefortii methodum disposita''. He discovered the spores of mushrooms, was a leading authority on cryptogams, and coined several important genera of microfungi including ''Aspergillus'' and '' Botrytis''. Micheli was born in Florence in 1679. He taught himself Latin and began the study of plants at a young age under Bruno Tozzi.According to a short description from the libraries of Harvard University. In 1706 he was appointed botanist to Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, director of the Florence gardens, and a professor at the University of Pisa. His ''Nova plantarum genera'' (1729) was a major step in the knowledge of fungi. In this work, he gave descriptions of 1900 plants, of which about 1400 were described for the first time. Among these were 900 fungi and lichens ...
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 1,100 staff. Its board of trustees is chaired by Dame Amelia Fawcett. The organisation manages botanic gardens at Kew in Richmond upon Thames in south-west London, and at Wakehurst, a National Trust property in Sussex which is home to the internationally important Millennium Seed Bank, whose scientists work with partner organisations in more than 95 countries. Kew, jointly with the Forestry Commission, founded Bedgebury National Pinetum in Kent in 1923, specialising in growing conifers. In 1994, the Castle Howard Arboretum Trust, which runs the Yorkshire Arboretum, was formed as a partnership between Kew and the Castle Howard Estate. In 2019, the organisation had 2,316,699 public visitors at Kew, and 312,813 at Wakehurst. Its site at Kew ...
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Plants Of The World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by 2020". The initial focus was on tropical African Floras, particularly Flora Zambesiaca, Flora of West Tropical Africa and Flora of Tropical East Africa. The database uses the same taxonomical source as Kew's World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, which is the International Plant Names Index, and the World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). POWO contains 1,234,000 global plant names and 367,600 images. See also *Australian Plant Name Index *Convention on Biological Diversity *World Flora Online *Tropicos Tropicos is an online botanical database containing taxonomic information on plants, mainly from the Neotropical realm (Central, and South America). It is maintained by the Missouri Botanical Garden and was established over 25 y ...
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