Magnolia.] in. magnoliace^e. - 13 
endosperm oily, embryo minute. Chiefly in temperate regions, and 
in the mountains in the tropics. 
Carpels persistent on the axis, dehiscing dorsally, 
woody. 
Carpels contiguous with stamens. 
Flowers terminal. 
Fruit cylindric, ovules 2 ... . 
Fruit ovoid, ovules 6 or more 
Carpels separate from stamens by an internode. 
Flowers axillary ...... 
Carpels separating from the axis, dehiscing ventrally. 
Flowers terminal ...... 
Fruit pulpy, indehiscent carpels not separate. 
1. Magnolia 
2 . Manglietia 
3. Michelia 
4. Talauma 
5. Aromadendron 
1 . MAGNOLIA, L. 
Trees or shrubs. Buds enclosed in convolute stipules connate 
in pairs. Flowers large, terminal white or pink. Sepals 3. Petals 
6 to 12 in. long, 2 to 4 whorls. Stamens numerous in many rows, 
filaments flat, anthers introrse. Carpophore sessile. Carpels many 
on a long axis, 2-ovuled. Fruit an elongate axis with persistent 
adnate dorsally dehiscing follicles. Seeds pendulous with a long 
funicle, testa fleshy, albumen oily. Temperate and tropical E. Asia, 
temperate N. America, about 16 species. 
(1) M. Maingayi King, l.c. 369; Ann. Bot. Gard. Calc. iii. (2), 
208, pi. 45B. 
A shrub about 6 ft. tall, occasionally a tree up to 20 ft. Young 
branches and inflorescence hairy. Leaves membranous oblance- 
olate-oblong to obovate, acuminate, base narrowed, rounded above 
light green glabrous, beneath glaucous; midrib villous; nerves 16 
to 20 pairs, 6 to 8 in. long, 2-5 to 3 in. wide; petioles -3 in. long. 
Flowers solitary terminal shortly peduncled. Bud ovoid, stipules 
villous. Sepals 3, oblong blunt, 1-5 in. long. Petals 6, oblong, 
white, 2 in. long, *5 in. wide. Ovaries villous. Fruit cylindric, 
1*5 in. long, *6 in. through. Follicles ovoid, *35 in. long, villous. 
Hab. Dense forest, usually at high altitudes, but occurring at little 
above sea level, up to 4500 ft. Not common. Singapore : Garden 
Jungle, one plant, perhaps introduced. Perak : Thaiping Hills and 
Gunong Batu Putih at 4500 ft. altitude (Kunstler). Penang Hill at 
3000 ft. altitude. 
2 . MANGLIETIA, BL 
Trees or shrubs of the habit of Magnolia but with ovoid fruits 
and carpels 6-ovuled. Sepals 3. Petals 6 or more, 2 or more 
seriate. Stamens very numerous ; anthers linear adnate introrse. 
Carpophore sessile. Ovaries many in an ovoid head. Carpels per¬ 
sistent, dehiscing dorsally. Tropical Asia, species about 5. 
Leaves 7 in. wide; nerves deep, sunk above strongly, 
elevate beneath . . . . . (1) M. Sebassa 
