Magnolia sect. Talauma is a section of the genus Magnolia in the family Magnoliaceae. It was formerly treated as the separate genus Talauma. It contains only New World species, & (2004), Notes on Magnoliaceae IV. in: Blumea 49(1): 90. and is native to Mexico, Panama, Brazil, and the West Indies.
Taxonomy In 1879, Antoine de Jussieu created the genus Talauma for the species Magnolia plumieri (now a synonym of Magnolia dodecapetala). In 1866, Henri Baillon reduced the genus to a section of Magnolia, M. sect. Talauma. The taxon has also been treated as a subgenus and as a subsection of Magnolia. It contains about 96 species.
Some former Talauma species
Talauma amazonica Ducke → Magnolia amazonica Talauma boliviana M.Nee → Magnolia boliviana Talauma caricifragrans Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia caricifragrans Talauma cespedesii Triana & Planch. → Magnolia cespedesii Talauma dixonii Little → Magnolia dixonii Talauma espinalii Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia espinalii Talauma georgii Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia georgii Talauma gilbertoi Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia gilbertoi
Talauma gloriensis Pittier → Magnolia gloriensis Talauma henaoi Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia henaoi Talauma hernandezii → Magnolia hernandezii, molinillo o copachí
Talauma katiorum Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia katiorum Talauma mexicana (DC.) G.Don. → Magnolia mexicana Talauma minor Urb. → Magnolia minor Talauma narinensis Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia narinensis Talauma neillii Lozano → Magnolia neillii
Talauma polyhypsophylla Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia polyhypsophylla Talauma rimachii Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia rimachii Talauma sambuensis Pittier → Magnolia sambuensis Talauma santanderiana Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia santanderiana
Talauma virolinensis Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia virolinensis Talauma wolfii Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia wolfii
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