Kingdom Plantae Genus Magnolia Order Magnoliales | Family Magnoliaceae Rank Species | |
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Subgenus Magnolia subg. Magnolia Section Magnolia sect. Gwillimia subsect. Blumiana Similar Magnolia, Magnolia coco, Talauma, Magnolia hodgsonii, Magnolia rajaniana | ||
Magnolia liliifera talauma candollei egg magnolia
Magnolia liliifera, commonly known as egg magnolia, is a flowering tree native to the Indomalaya ecozone. It bears white to cream-colored flowers on terminal stems. The leaves are elliptical and get as large as 10 inches long and 3 inches wide. The tree ranges in height of 12–60 feet in situ.
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Varieties
Magnolia liliifera was classified as having several varieties, 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 WCSP at Kew Gardens.
Cultivation
Magnolia liliifera is grown as an ornamental plant and is suited to culture in pots. Although tropical, the egg magnolia is reported to withstand sub-tropical climates at USDA zone 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. The egg magnolia is valued for its fragrant, egg-like flower which releases a wafting pineapple-like scent in the morning.
