What plants belong to the same genus as magnolias? A complete guide to the common species

How much do you know about plants of the same genus as magnolias?

There are 90 species in the same genus as magnolias, about 30 of which are distributed in China, and more than 10 are commonly cultivated. The main ones are:

(1) Purple magnolia.Also called mulan, mubi, or xinyi. A large deciduous shrub. It blooms before the leaves emerge, with deep purple flowers. The flower buds are long and spindle-shaped, 10-15 cm long, and resemble the tip of a writing brush, hence it is also called mubi.

(2) Saucer magnolia.Also called zhusha yulan. It is a hybrid of lily magnolia and purple magnolia. It blooms before the leaves emerge, with the outside of the petals light purple and the inside white.

(3) Oyama magnolia.A small tree with white flowers and a later blooming period, flowering in May-June.

(4) Ever-blooming magnolia.It is a repeatedly blooming cultivar selected and bred from magnolia.

(5) Houpo magnolia,The leaves are large, elliptical, obovate, 25-45 cm long. It blooms after the leaves emerge, with white flowers, and the flowering period is April-May. Its bark can be used as medicine.

(6) Southern magnolia.It is an evergreen tree native to the subtropics. The leaves are leathery, glossy, elliptical or ovate-elliptical. It blooms after the leaves emerge, and the flowering period is April-June. It is widely cultivated south of the Yellow River. It is especially most abundant in Guangdong, where it is used as a large shade tree and street tree.