Magnolia n. : A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.Example:Can a Magnolia tree grow in Northeast Pennsylvania?TaxonomyMagnolia, CHINA, Noot, Govaerts, species, Lozano, VIETNAM, COLOMBIA, SW CHINA, YUNNAN, BORNEO, V. S. Kumar, Subsection, Michelia, SUMATRA, E. Dandy, genus, Law.Defination from the web:Magnolia species is a disjunct distribution, with a main center in east and southeast Asia and a secondary center in eastern ... As a result, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are tough, to avoid damage by eating and crawling beetles. ...
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