''Magnolia liliifera'', commonly known as egg magnolia, is a flowering tree native to the

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.GRIN lists the species is native to the following regions: China (Southern), Indian Subcontinent, North Indian Ocean, Indochina. It bears white to cream-colored flowers on terminal stems.Nooteboom, H. P. and P. Chalermglin. 2009. The Magnoliaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) No. 37: 128-129.: The leaves are

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and get as large as long and wide. The tree ranges in height from ''

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''.

Varieties

''Magnolia liliifera'' was classified as having several

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, however these have now been generally accepted as species by several botanists including Hans Peter Nooteboom and Richard B. Figlar according to data compiled by Rafaël Govaerts, a researcher for the

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at Kew Gardens. * ''Magnolia liliifera'' var. ''angatensis'' (Blanco) Noot, also accepted as ''Magnolia angatensis'' Blanco * ''Magnolia liliifera'' var. ''beccarii'' (Ridley) Noot., also accepted as ''Magnolia beccarii'' (Ridl.) ined. * ''Magnolia liliifera'' var. ''championii'', (Benth.) Pamp also accepted as ''Magnolia championii'' Benth.. * ''Magnolia liliifera'' var. ''obovata'' (Korth.), also accepted as ''

Magnolia hodgsonii ''Magnolia hodgsonii'' ( syn. ''Talauma hodgsonii''), known in Chinese as ''gai lie mu'' is a species of Magnolia native to the forests of the Himalaya and southeastern Asia, occurring in Bhutan, southwestern China, Tibet, northeastern India, nor ...

'' (Hook.f. & Thom.) H.Keng (Note: ''

Magnolia obovata ''Magnolia obovata'', the Japanese cucumber tree,Kayano, S. (2014). ''Ainu Tools''. Biratori: Yuideku Co., Ltd. Japanese bigleaf magnolia, or Japanese whitebark magnolia, is a species of ''Magnolia'', native to Japan and the adjacent Kurile Isla ...

'' is used for a distantly related species from a different

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of ''Magnolia''.) * ''Magnolia liliifera'' var. ''singapurensis'' (Ridl.) Govaerts, also accepted as ''Magnolia singapurensis'' (Ridl.) H.Keng

Cultivation

Magnolia liliifera foliage and flower bud in collage- Provenance of then plant is from Logee's Greenhouse- 2014-05-12 09-40

''Magnolia liliifera'' is grown as an

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and is suited to culture in pots. Although tropical, the egg magnolia is reported to withstand sub-tropical climates at

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10 and higher. It has been grown in the West since the Victorian era with the first report of a flowering specimen at Kew Gardens in April, 1862.: Referred to as ''Talauma candollei''. The egg magnolia is valued for its

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, egg-like flower which releases a wafting pineapple-like scent in the morning.

References

External links

Top Tropicals Guide - ''Magnolia liliifera''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q12478483 liliifera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon

Varieties

Cultivation

See also

References

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