Magnoliaceae classification-family description and plant list
Cronquist placed the family Magnoliaceae under the order Magnoliales, sub-class Magnoliiadae of the class Magnoliopsida (Dicots). Magnoliaceae classification-family description and plant list.
Family description
Habit | Shrub or trees. |
Leaves | Alternate simple, entire with bud scales or stipules covering like buds |
Inflorescence | Solitary axillary or terminal |
Flower | Bisexual actinomorphic, acyclic or spirocyclic; receptacle long or convex |
Perianth | Many, petaloid, outer whorl sepaloid, arranged in whorls or in spirals |
Androecium | Stamens many free, arranged spirally on conical thalamus, connective of anthers not projecting |
Gynoecium | Carpels many, apocarpous, spirally arranged on the thalamus which is conical. |
Seeds | Large, suspended by a silky thread-like funiculus, embryo small, endosperm watery fleshy |
Fruit | The aggregate of follicles or berries |
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Magnoliaceae classification-family description and plant list
Plant list (Economically important plants)
Name | Michelia doltsopa |
Parts used | Wood |
Importance | Used for furniture, musical instruments, and lite construction |
Name | Magnolia sp. |
Parts | Wood |
Importance | Used for cabinet works |
Name | Magnolia grandiflora Michelia champaca |
Importance | Ornamental plants |
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