Magnoliaceae
(Magnolia Family)
Habit
- woody trees or shrubs with
ethereal oils
Leaves
- mostly
simple,
entire,
stipulate
Flowers
- large,
terminal, solitary
Perianth
- of
tepals (or 3 outer ones
sepaloid); spirally arranged or in 3 or more
whorls
Stamens
- without a distinct
filament
Carpels
- numerous, distinct, on an elongate
receptacle;
ovaries superior, with
marginal (lumped with
parietal in your text) placentation and 2
ovules/
carpel
Fruit
- aggregate of
follicles or
samaras
Diversity
- 2(-7) genera/220 species
Distribution
- tropical to warm temperate, esp. China, U.S.
Economics
- cultivated ornamentals, Magnolia and Liriodendron
Notes
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