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subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron, Magnolia, and Manglietia
Source: WordNetIn 1984 Law Yuh-Wu proposed 15 in A preliminary study on the taxonomy of the family Magnoliaceae, Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 22: 89-109; in 2004 even 16, in Magnolias of China. Source: Internet
Relations in the family Magnoliaceae have been puzzling taxonomists for a long time. Source: Internet
Description In magnolias, the flower parts are arranged spirally, not in whorls The monophyly of Magnoliaceae is supported by a number of shared morphological characters among the various genera in the family. Source: Internet
Asia is home to about two-thirds of the species in Magnoliaceae, with the remainder of the family spread across the Americas with temperate species extending into southern Canada and tropical elements extending into Brazil and the West Indies. Source: Internet
Extant species of the Magnoliaceae are widely distributed in temperate and tropical Asia from the Himalayas to Japan and southwest through Malaysia and New Guinea. Source: Internet