Magnolia grandiflora L. belongs to the Magnoliaceae family. Flora of the World contains 3 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Magnoliales
Family
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Magnolia
Specific Epithet
grandiflora
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
High
ED 29.4
Sits on a long, isolated branch of the plant tree of life, with relatively few close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
1.6
Global rank
#21,463 of 335,497
Top 7%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
United States, Connecticut (Dr. Nickou's private garden)
Location Remarks
Branford
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, North Carolina
Location Remarks
Duke Univ OTS Office
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
United States, North Carolina, Durham (Sarah P. Duke Gardens)
Location Remarks
127 Anderson St. (Campus Dr.)(WestCampus of Duke Univ.), Durham. (There is a good map on the website)
Collectors
No collectors specified