''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'', ''Dugandiodendr ...

'' 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), ...

. 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 Natural history, naturalist, botanist, and physician. Jussieu was born in Lyon. He was the son of Christophe de Jussieu (or Dejussieu), an apothecary of some repute, who published a ' ...

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 gloriensis'' Pittier → '' Magnolia gloriensis'' * ''Talauma henaoi'' Loz.-Contr. → '' Magnolia henaoi'' * ''Talauma hernandezii'' → '' Magnolia hernandezii'', molinillo o copachí * ''Talauma katiorum'' Loz.-Contr. → '' Magnolia katiorum'' * ''Talauma mexicana'' (DC.) G.Don. → '' Magnolia mexicana'' * ''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

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