Magnoliaceae

Magnoliaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Magnoliales Family: Magnoliaceae
Genera
Elmerillia[?] Kmeria[?] Magnolia Manglietia[?] Michelia[?] Pachylarnax[?] Liriodendron Ref: Delta (http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/magnolia.htm) 2003-01-04

A family in the flowering plant order Magnoliales. Consists of two subfamilies:

• Magnolioideae[?], of which Magnolia is the most well-known genus.
• Liriodendroidae[?], a monotypic subfamily, containing Liriodendron (Tulip Tree)

Unlike most angiosperms, whose flower parts are in rings, the Magnoliaceae have their stamens and pistils in spirals on a conical receptacle. This arrangement is found in old fossil plants and is believed to be primitive for angiosperms.