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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Magnoliales — the magnolias and related plants.

Etymologies

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Magnolia +‎ -aceae

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Examples

  • The annually flooded riverine forests are similar in both physiognomy and composition to the flooded forests of Amazonia with Amazonian families of Lauraceae, Magnoliaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Rubiaceae and Myrtaceae (Daly & Mitchell, 2000).

    Canaima National Park, Venezuela 2009

  • The family best represented in the upper canopy of these habitats is the Fagaceae, with important contributions from the Magnoliaceae, Aceraceae, Podocarpaceae, Lauraceae, and Theaceae.

    Southern Annamites montane rain forests 2008

  • Liriodendron tulipifera is neither a tulip nor a poplar, but a member of the magnolia family Magnoliaceae.

    Liriodendron tulipifera AYDIN 2008

  • Liriodendron tulipifera is neither a tulip nor a poplar, but a member of the magnolia family Magnoliaceae.

    Archive 2008-05-01 AYDIN 2008

  • Magnoliaceae, Lauraceae, and Dipterocarpaceae species make up the associations below 915 m, and species of Fagaceae, Meliaceae, tree ferns, and climbing palms make up the upper-elevation associations.

    Northern Triangle subtropical forests 2008

  • Magnoliaceae, Hamamelidaceae, and Pococarpaceae are also well represented.

    Western Java montane rain forests 2008

  • At 800-1,200 m, a well-developed shrub understory grows beneath a tall, closed forest canopy that includes some very large, buttressed trees that share an affinity with tropical Asia together with temperate tree taxa in the families Magnoliaceae and Lauraceae.

    Kayah-Karen montane rain forests 2008

  • In many places, especially in the western half of the plateau, they have been replaced by thin forests of Yunnan pine (Pinus yunnanensis) which may co-occur with Michelia yunnanensis (Magnoliaceae) and various species of Rhododendron spp.

    Yunnan Plateau subtropical evergreen forests 2008

  • Magnoliaceae, Hammamelidaceae, and Podocarpaceae are also well represented.

    Eastern Java-Bali montane rain forests 2008

  • Other families common to the lower montane region include Cunoniaceae, Monimiaceae, Magnoliaceae, and Hamamelidaceae.

    Sumatran montane rain forests 2008

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