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): 90. and is native to Mexico, Panama, Brazil, and the West Indies.

Taxonomy

In 1879, Antoine de Jussieu created the genus ''Talauma'' for the species ''Magnolia plumieri'' (now a synonym of ''Magnolia dodecapetala''). In 1866, Henri Baillon 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''
* ''Talauma cespedesii'' Triana & Planch. → ''Magnolia cespedesii''
* ''Talauma dixonii'' Little → ''Magnolia dixonii''
* ''Talauma espinalii'' Loz.-Contr. → '' Magnolia espinalii''
* ''Talauma georgii'' Loz.-Contr. → '' Magnolia georgii''
* ''Talauma gilbertoi'' Loz.-Contr. → '' Magnolia gilbertoi''

* ''Talauma henaoi'' Loz.-Contr. → ''Magnolia henaoi''
* ''Talauma hernandezii'' → ''Magnolia hernandezii'', molinillo o copachí

* ''Talauma katiorum'' Loz.-Contr. → ''Magnolia katiorum''
* ''Talauma minor'' Urb. → ''Magnolia minor''
* ''Talauma narinensis'' Loz.-Contr. → ''Magnolia narinensis''
* ''Talauma neillii'' Lozano → ''Magnolia neillii''

* ''Talauma polyhypsophylla'' Loz.-Contr. → ''Magnolia polyhypsophylla''
* ''Talauma rimachii'' Loz.-Contr. → ''Magnolia rimachii''
* ''Talauma sambuensis'' Pittier → '' Magnolia sambuensis''
* ''Talauma santanderiana'' Loz.-Contr. → ''Magnolia santanderiana''

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

References

Talauma
Magnoliales genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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