Magnolia liliifera

Magnolia liliifera
The typical cream-colored flower of Magnolia liliifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Subgenus: Magnolia subg. Magnolia
Section: Magnolia sect. Gwillimia
Subsection: Magnolia subsect. Blumiana
Species:
M. liliifera
Binomial name
Magnolia liliifera
Synonyms
  • Aromadendron oreadum (Diels) Kaneh. & Hatus.
  • Blumia candollei Nees nom. inval.
  • Liriodendron liliiferum L.
  • Magnolia andamanica (King) D.C.S.Raju & M.P.Nayar
  • Magnolia andamanica King nom. inval.
  • Magnolia candollei (Blume) H.Keng nom. illeg.
  • Magnolia craibiana Dandy
  • Magnolia forbesii King nom. inval.
  • Magnolia kunstleri King nom. inval.
  • Magnolia mutabilis (Blume) H.J.Chowdhery & P.Daniel
  • Magnolia odoratissima Reinw. ex Blume nom. inval.
  • Magnolia pachyphylla Dandy
  • 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

Magnolia liliifera, commonly known as egg magnolia, is a flowering tree native to the Indomalayan realm. It bears white to cream-colored flowers on terminal stems. The leaves are elliptical and get as large as 25 cm (10 in) long and 8 cm (3 in) wide. The tree ranges in height from 3.5 to 18.5 m (12 to 60 ft) in situ.