Magnoliaceae

Description

230 spp.

Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families CC BY 4.0

Growing form

Trees or shrubs.

Leaf

Leaves simple, spirally arranged, with grooved petiole. Terminal stipules around the stem (scar).

Flower

Tepals in (often 3) whorls. Receptacle elongated; many free, spirally arranged stamens and carpels.

Fruit and seed

Fruit a spirally arranged cone, seeds arillate or winged.

Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families CC BY 4.0

The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.

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Observations
  • Total squares
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Magnoliaceae
Author
Juss.
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.4986334
Taxon rank
family
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
  • Vascular plants