''Magnolia yunnanensis'' is a

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of tree in the

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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), t ...

, native to

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broad-leaved forests in eastern

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, southern China and

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. Richard Figlar notes that ''Magnolia yunnanensis'' is "often cultivated as street trees in their native Yunnan because of their 'Gallery Pear-type' growth habit and their exceptionally glossy evergreen foliage". He also notes that "their flowers are not as profuse and are less showy than those of other magnolia species".

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References

yunnanensis Plants described in 1951 {{magnoliales-stub