Magnolia liliiflora (Cultivated)

Magnolia liliiflora Desr., Encycl. 3: 675 1792. (Syn: Lassonia quinquepeta Buc’hoz; Magnolia atropurpurea Steud.; Magnolia discolor Vent.; Magnolia gracilis Salisb.; Magnolia liliiflora var. gracilis (Salisb.) Rehder; Magnolia liliiflora var. nigra (G.Nicholson) Rehder; Magnolia liliiflora f. nigra (G.Nicholson) Geerinck; Magnolia obovata var. liliiflora (Desr.) Ser.; Magnolia obovata var. purpurea (Curtis) Ser.; Magnolia plena C.L.Peng & L.H.Yan; Magnolia polytepala Y.W.Law, R.Z.Zhou & R.J.Zhang; Magnolia purpurea Curtis; Magnolia purpurea var. discolor (Vent.) Loudon; Magnolia purpurea var. liliiflora (Desr.) Loudon; Magnolia quinquepeta (Buc’hoz) Dandy; Magnolia × soulangeana var. nigra G.Nicholson; Talauma sieboldii Miq.; Yulania japonica Spach; Yulania japonica var. purpurea (Curtis) P.Parm.; Yulania liliiflora (Desr.) D.L.Fu);

Magnolia liliiflora (variously known by many names, including Mulan magnolia, Purple magnolia, Red magnolia, Lily magnolia, Tulip magnolia, Jane magnolia and Woody-orchid) is a small tree native to southwest China (in Sichuan and Yunnan), but cultivated for centuries elsewhere in China and also Japan. It was first introduced to English-speaking countries from cultivated Japanese origins, and is thus also sometimes called Japanese magnolia, though it is not native to Japan. It is now also planted as an ornamental in North America and Europe, though rather less often than its popular hybrid (see below). The name Yulania liliiflora is a synonym.

It is a deciduous shrub, exceptionally a small tree, to 4m tall (smaller than most other magnolias), and blooms profusely in early spring with large pink to purple showy flowers, before the leaf buds open.

(From Wikipedia on 17.3.14)

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Flora of Mississippi, USA-001:
Magnolia lilliflora, an ornamental plant, from Mississippi.

– Some picture of the same plant from Vancouver.

– This is the ‘State Flower’ for both Mississippi and Louisiana states.

– in NY its called tulip tree ( not to be mistaken for the yellow flowered tulip tree: Liriodendron tulipifera)…
NY Bot garden as in Bronx bot garden (the same thing) has a grove of many varieties, all flowering just about now… worth at least one visit if you happen to be in NY for april…. a Sight to behold and store away for a life time…

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Magnolia liliiflora from Kashmir:
Magnolia liliiflora Descr., J. B. A. P. M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 3:675. 1792

Common names: Purple magnolia, red magnolia, woody orchid.
A comparatively recent introduction in Kashmir, now commonly planted in Moghul Gardens and private gardens in kashmir, with its distinctive reddish lily like flowers and shining green leaves.

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Magnolia for Bot. ID- California -050711 RK – 1:
Magnolia for ID.
Photos taken at different times between 4th March 2011 to 27th April. Last 2 taken in the afternoon.
Location – Home – Los Altos -[next to Palo Alto – close to San Francisco ]
Habitat – Garden
Mild fragrance.

I think it is Magnolia liliiflora.

I think you are right, this is the ‘Tulip” tree magnolia that we have
in the NE states, blooms are spectacular, jjust as the snow melts and spring thinks its coming,often its April 1st… so I think you are right…
But …how does one decide …
Since there INNUMBERABLE hybrids of Magnolia…. how does one really know which is it?

It can also be
Magnolia X soulangeana a cultivar, a cross between Magnolia liliflora and Magnolia denudata.
One such tree is present in San Francisco botanical garden.
http://www.sfbotanicalgarden.org/Gardens/bloom_11_02.shtml

Yes Magnolia liliiflora
Saw lot many trees in Gardens in Kashmir this year, also uploaded it.

Requesting id 20042012 ASP 01:
Please find attached photos of flowering plant from Shalimar Garden, Srinagar, J & K photographed during third week of March. Requesting id.

I think this is a hybrid Magnolia. Very common here in garden.

Magnolia liliiflora

Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight: Magnoliaceae- Magnolia liliiflora from Kashmir-GSMAR3 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments(5).
Magnolia liliiflora Descr., J. B. A. P. M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 3:675. 1792
Common names: Purple magnolia, red magnolia, woody orchid.
A comparatively recent introduction in Kashmir, now commonly planted in Moghul Gardens and private gardens in Kashmir, with its distinctive reddish lily like flowers and shining green leaves.

Very beautiful images Sir.. a handsome plant..

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Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight: Magnoliaceae- Magnolia liliiflora from California-GSMAR4 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2).
Magnolia liliiflora Descr., J. B. A. P. M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 3:675. 1792
Photographed from Sunnyvale, California

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Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight :: Magnoliaceae – For ID – Pink Magnolia from Michigan, USA :: AKMAR-10 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3).
Attached are pictures of a pink Magnolia captured from Michigan, USA in May 2013.
Requested to please provide ID.

Perhaps same Magnolia liliiflora

Thank you … for the ID….

Your ID confused me because I had earlier posted Magnolia liliifera (kavathi chapha) and this looked much different…..

After a lot of googling, I realised my mistake, the ID of my tree posted in this post is M. liliiflora and not M. liliifera……..What a stupid mistake…. 🙂

The efi page for Magnolia liliiflora (/species/m—z/m/magnoliaceae/magnolia/magnolia-liliiflora) too contains posts relating to M. liliifera…..

Does this need to change?

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Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight :: Magnoliaceae – For ID from Michigan, USA :: AKMAR-09 : Attachments (5). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Attached are pictures of a Magnolia captured from Michigan, USA in May 2013.
Requested to please provide ID.

Perhaps Magnolia liliiflora.

Thank you … for ID….

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Dilleniaceae, Magnoliaceae and Annonaceae Fortnight : Magnolia liliiflora : Kodaikanal : 120314 : AK-9 : Attachments (3). 1 post by 1 author.
Magnolia liliiflora seen at Kodaikanal

Lighter flowers, broader petals (length breadth ratio) longer sepals and more important presence of lot of leaves suggest M. × soulangiana

Different sites give different information.

It may be due to many hybrids developed over the years.
Pl. see POWO (Magnolia × soulangeana Soul.-Bod.), POWO (Magnolia liliiflora Desr.),

worldofgardenplants.

Only Magnolia liliiflora Desr. is listed as per Flora of Peninsular India and is cultivated in Tamilnadu hills.

Distribution given in different Databases is not updated and reliable. For example, you can find M. × soulangiana in almost all nurseries in Dehradun.

Being mostly cultivated, distribution given in databases should not be a big issue.

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