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Image Title: The Magnificent Blossoms of Magnolias
Image Credit: Sangtae Kim, University of Florida
AJB Editor: Karl Niklas, Cornell University
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The magnificent blossoms of magnolias have been highly prized in landscaping for centuries. Molecular analysis of the magnolia family provides new evidence for phylogenetic relationships previously undetected by systematists. From top left: Michelia champaca; Mich. figo; Mich. maudiae; Magnolia biondii; Mag. zenii; Mag. kobus; Mag. stellata; Mag. campbellii; Mag. sprengeri; Mag. denudata; Mag. cylindrica; Mag. salicifolia; Mag. lilliflora; Mag. acuminata; Manglietia moto; Mang. insignis; Mag. grandiflora; Mag. sharpii; Mag. virginiana; Mag. henryi; Mag. delavayi; Mag. coco; Mag. sieboldii; Mag. wilsonii; Mag. obovata; Mag. officinalis; Mag. tripetala; Mag. splendens; Mag. fraseri; Kmeria septentrionalis; Mag. macrophylla; Liriodendron tulipifera. Photo credit: Sangtae Kim, Richard Figlar, Dorothy Callaway, Munyong Chong, Kihun Song, Holly Forbes, Kenneth Durio, and Junghee Lee. Design: Sangtae Kim.

Link to the AJB Abstract for the article:

Phylogenetic relationships in family Magnoliaceae inferred from ndhFsequences

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