''Magnolia'' sect. ''Talauma'' is a section of the genus ''

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'', ''Dugandiodendro ...

'' 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 ...

. It was formerly treated as the separate genus ''Talauma''. It contains only New World species, & (2004), Notes on Magnoliaceae IV. in: Blumea 49(1): 90. and is native to Mexico, Panama, Brazil, and the West Indies.

Taxonomy

In 1879,

Antoine de Jussieu Antoine de Jussieu (6 July 168622 April 1758) was a French naturalist, botanist, and physician. Jussieu was born in Lyon, the son of Christophe de Jussieu (or Dejussieu), an apothecary of some repute, who published a ''Nouveau traité de la ...

created the genus ''Talauma'' for the species ''Magnolia plumieri'' (now a synonym of ''

Magnolia dodecapetala ''Magnolia dodecapetala'' is a species of plant in the genus ''Magnolia'', family Magnoliaceae. It was described by a French naturalist named Lamarck, and it obtained the name from a Belgian botanist named Rafaël Herman Anna Govaerts Rafael ...

''). In 1866,

Henri Baillon Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician. He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895. Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on ...

reduced the genus to a section of ''Magnolia'', ''M.'' sect. ''Talauma''. The taxon has also been treated as a subgenus and as a subsection of ''Magnolia''. It contains about 96 species.

Some former ''Talauma'' species

* ''Talauma amazonica'' Ducke → '' Magnolia amazonica'' * ''Talauma boliviana'' M.Nee → '' Magnolia boliviana'' * ''Talauma caricifragrans'' Loz.-Contr. → ''

Magnolia caricifragrans ''Magnolia caricifragrans'' is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined z ...

'' * ''Talauma cespedesii'' Triana & Planch. → '' Magnolia cespedesii'' * ''Talauma dixonii'' Little → '' Magnolia dixonii'' * ''Talauma espinalii'' Loz.-Contr. → ''

Magnolia espinalii ''Magnolia espinalii'' is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia but critically endangered. According to López-A ''et al.'', as of 2008 there were only 23 known surviving trees in the wild. Common names include: ...

'' * ''Talauma georgii'' Loz.-Contr. → ''

Magnolia georgii ''Magnolia georgii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other define ...

'' * ''Talauma gilbertoi'' Loz.-Contr. → ''

Magnolia gilbertoi ''Magnolia gilbertoi'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defi ...

'' * ''Talauma henaoi'' Loz.-Contr. → ''

Magnolia henaoi ''Magnolia henaoi'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined ...

'' * ''Talauma hernandezii'' → '' Magnolia hernandezii'', molinillo o copachí * ''Talauma katiorum'' Loz.-Contr. → '' Magnolia katiorum'' * ''Talauma minor'' Urb. → '' Magnolia minor'' * ''Talauma narinensis'' Loz.-Contr. → ''

Magnolia narinensis ''Magnolia narinensis'' is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicara ...

'' * ''Talauma neillii'' Lozano → '' Magnolia neillii'' * ''Talauma polyhypsophylla'' Loz.-Contr. → ''

Magnolia polyhypsophylla ''Magnolia polyhypsophylla'' is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia. It is known commonly as ''almanegra de ventanas''. Description This species is a tree up to 25 meters tall and 80 cm in diameter. The ...

'' * ''Talauma rimachii'' Loz.-Contr. → ''

Magnolia rimachii ''Magnolia rimachii'' is a small to medium-sized tree of the family Magnoliaceae commonly reaching 8 to 15 m high. It is found in the western lowland Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River a ...

'' * ''Talauma sambuensis'' Pittier → ''

Magnolia sambuensis ''Magnolia sambuensis'' is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is found in Colombia and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a n ...

'' * ''Talauma santanderiana'' Loz.-Contr. → '' Magnolia santanderiana'' * ''Talauma virolinensis'' Loz.-Contr. → ''

Magnolia virolinensis ''Magnolia virolinensis'' is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone ...

'' * ''Talauma wolfii'' Loz.-Contr. → ''

Magnolia wolfii ''Magnolia wolfii'' is a tree species in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia. The species is recorded only from one locality in Risaralda Department. The species is being investigated by a conservation and propagation research ...

References

Talauma ''Magnolia'' sect. ''Talauma'' is a section of the genus ''Magnolia'' in the family Magnoliaceae. It was formerly treated as the separate genus ''Talauma''. It contains only New World species, & (2004), Notes on Magnoliaceae IV. in: Blumea 49(1): ...

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