''Magnolia coco'', the coconut magnolia, is a species of flowering plant in the family

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 ...

, native to southern China, Taiwan, and northern Vietnam. A small tree from in the garden, it is hardy to zone 9, and can also be kept as a houseplant. It is incorrectly called ''

Magnolia pumila ''Magnolia liliifera'', commonly known as egg magnolia, is a flowering tree native to the Indomalayan realm.GRIN lists the species is native to the following regions: China (Southern), Indian Subcontinent, North Indian Ocean, Indochina. It bear ...

'' in some sources.

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coco House plants Flora of South-Central China Flora of Southeast China Flora of Taiwan Flora of Vietnam Plants described in 1817 {{Magnoliales-stub