Here you will find the current accepted classification of Magnolia prepared by the Magnolia Society's Scientific Advisor Dick Figlar. For more information on this classification and how it was derived, please see this explanation. For more details on each of the species listed in the classification, please consult the Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, for which several Magnolia Society members serve as peer reviewers.
(Dandy) V.S. Kumar
Figlar & Noot.
(Hook.f. & Thoms.) D.C. Raju & M.P. Nayer
Assam and Northern Burma.
Vietnam and Laos.
Southeastern China and Vietnam.
(Y.W. Law) V.S. Kumar
Southern China, Vietnam, and Laos.
(Q.Y. Zheng) V.S. Kumar
Finet & Gagnep.
Vietnam and Southwestern China.
V.S. Kumar (Manglietia szechuanica Hu)
Vietnam and Southern China.
(X.H. Song) Chen & Noot.
(W.W. Sm. Ex Dandy) Chen & Noot.
Hainan Islands and China.
(Craib) V.S. Kumar
Southwestern China, Vietnam, and Thailand.
(Hu & W.C. Cheng) V.S. Kumar
(Y.M.Shui & W.H.Chen) V.S.Kumar
Southeastern Yunnan, China.
Cubitt & W.W. Sm.
Southwestern China, Northern Burma, and Thailand.
China, Nepal, and Burma.
(Q.W.Zeng & Law) V.S.Kumar
(B.L. Chen & S.C. Yang) V.S. Kumar
(C.Y. Yu & Law) V.S. Kumar
(H.T. Chang & B.L. Chen) V.S. Kumar
(Dandy ex Noot.) Figlar & Noot.
(N.H.Xia & Q.N.Vu) Grimshaw & Macer
(Miq.) Figlar & Noot.
(Blume) Figlar & Noot.
Sumatra, Jawa, and Sulawesi.
Northern Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, and Borneo.
(N.V. Tiep) V.S. Kumar
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