''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,

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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 ''Magnolia caricifragrans'' is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insul ...

'' * ''Talauma cespedesii'' Triana & Planch. → '' Magnolia cespedesii'' * ''Talauma dixonii'' Little → '' Magnolia dixonii'' * ''Talauma espinalii'' Loz.-Contr. → '' Magnolia espinalii'' * ''Talauma georgii'' Loz.-Contr. → ''

Magnolia georgii ''Magnolia georgii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, in ...

'' * ''Talauma gilbertoi'' Loz.-Contr. → '' Magnolia gilbertoi'' * ''Talauma gloriensis'' Pittier → ''

Magnolia gloriensis ''Magnolia gloriensis'' is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is native to the mountains of Costa Rica and western Panama. Description ''Magnolia gloriensis'' is a large tree. Range and habitat ''Magnolia gloriensis'' is native t ...

'' * ''Talauma henaoi'' Loz.-Contr. → '' Magnolia henaoi'' * ''Talauma hernandezii'' → ''

Magnolia hernandezii ''Magnolia hernandezii'' is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia. The tree can attain a height of up to 40 m and trunk diameter approaching 1 m with smooth, light-brown or light-grey bark. It has a woody, globu ...

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

Magnolia mexicana ''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 ...

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

Magnolia narinensis ''Magnolia narinensis'' is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular r ...

'' * ''Talauma neillii'' Lozano → ''

Magnolia neillii ''Magnolia neillii'' is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. If the Magnolia family is treated as consisting of a large number of smaller g ...

'' * ''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 ''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): ...

Magnoliales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Magnoliales-stub