Magnolia liliifera, commonly known as egg magnolia, is a flowering tree native to the Indomalayan realm.[5][6] It bears white to cream-colored flowers on terminal stems.[7] The leaves are elliptical and get as large as 25cm (10in) long and 8cm (3in) wide. The tree ranges in height from 3.5 to 18.5m (12 to 60ft)in situ.[7]
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Magnolia liliifera
The typical cream-colored flower of Magnolia liliifera
Magnolia poilanei (Dandy ex Humbert) Callaway nom. inval.
Magnolia pulgarensis Dandy
Magnolia pumila Andrews
Magnolia rumphii (Blume) Spreng.
Magnolia splendens Reinw. ex Blume nom. inval.
Magnolia thamnodes Dandy
Manglietia celebica Miq.
Manglietia sebassa King
Manglietia thamnodes (Dandy) Gagnep.
Talauma andamanica King
Talauma athliantha Dandy
Talauma borneensis Merr.
Talauma candollei Blume
Talauma celebica Koord.
Talauma forbesii King
Talauma gitingensis Elmer
Talauma gracilior Dandy
Talauma inflata P.Parm.
Talauma javanica P.Parm.
Talauma kunstleri King
Talauma liliifera (L.) Kuntze
Talauma liliifera (L.) Kurz
Talauma longifolia (Blume) Ridl.
Talauma macrophylla Blume ex Miq.
Talauma miqueliana Dandy
Talauma mutabilis Blume
Talauma nhatrangensis Dandy
Talauma oreadum Diels
Talauma pulgarensis Elmer
Talauma pumila (Andrews) Blume
Talauma reticulata Merr.
Talauma rubra Miq.
Talauma rumphii Blume
Talauma sebassa (King) Miq. ex Dandy
Talauma soembensis Dandy
Talauma sumatrana A.Agostini
Talauma thamnodes (Dandy) Tiep
Talauma undulatifolia A.Agostini
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Magnolia liliifera was classified as having several varieties, however these have now been generally accepted as species by several botanists including Hans Peter Nooteboom and Richard B. Figlar according to data compiled by Rafaël Govaerts, a researcher for the WCSP at Kew Gardens.[2]
Magnolia liliifera var. angatensis (Blanco) Noot, also accepted as Magnolia angatensis Blanco[8]
Magnolia liliifera var. beccarii (Ridley) Noot., also accepted as Magnolia beccarii (Ridl.) ined.[9]
Magnolia liliifera var. championii, (Benth.) Pamp also accepted as Magnolia championii Benth..[10]
Magnolia liliifera var. obovata (Korth.), also accepted as Magnolia hodgsonii (Hook.f. & Thom.) H.Keng[11][12] (Note: Magnolia obovata is used for a distantly related species from a different section of Magnolia.)
Magnolia liliifera var. singapurensis (Ridl.) Govaerts, also accepted as Magnolia singapurensis (Ridl.) H.Keng[13]
Magnolia liliifera foliage and flower buds in cultivation.
Magnolia liliifera is grown as an ornamental plant and is suited to culture in pots. Although tropical, the egg magnolia is reported to withstand sub-tropical climates at USDA zone 10 and higher.[14] It has been grown in the West since the Victorian era with the first report of a flowering specimen at Kew Gardens in April, 1862.[15] The egg magnolia is valued for its fragrant, egg-like flower which releases a wafting pineapple-like scent in the morning.[14]