Magnolia sect. Talauma


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, 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. 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 amazonicaTalauma boliviana M.Nee → Magnolia bolivianaTalauma caricifragrans Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia caricifragransTalauma cespedesii Triana & Planch. → Magnolia cespedesiiTalauma dixonii Little → Magnolia dixoniiTalauma espinalii Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia espinaliiTalauma georgii Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia georgiiTalauma gilbertoi Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia gilbertoiTalauma gloriensis Pittier → Magnolia gloriensisTalauma henaoi Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia henaoiTalauma hernandezii → Magnolia hernandezii, molinillo o copachíTalauma katiorum Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia katiorumTalauma mexicana G.Don. → Magnolia mexicanaTalauma minor Urb. → Magnolia minorTalauma narinensis Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia narinensisTalauma neillii Lozano → Magnolia neilliiTalauma polyhypsophylla Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia polyhypsophyllaTalauma rimachii Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia rimachiiTalauma sambuensis Pittier → Magnolia sambuensisTalauma santanderiana Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia santanderianaTalauma virolinensis Loz.-Contr. → Magnolia virolinensisTalauma wolfii Loz.-Contr. → ''Magnolia wolfii''