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Magnoliaceae

Magnolia liliiflora Desr.

Family
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Magnolia

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Magnolia liliiflora: Magnolienblüte im Botanischen Garten Freiburg
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Common names

By language (15)
arz
ماجنوليا ليليفلورا
Azerbaijani
Zanbaqçiçək maqnoliya
Cantonese
紫玉蘭
Chinese
紫玉兰, 玉兰, 紫玉蘭, 木兰, 木笔, 辛夷
Croatian
Ljiljanocvjetna magnolija
Czech
Šácholan liliokvětý
German
Purpur-Magnolie
Hungarian
Kínai liliomfa, Bíbor liliomfa
Japanese
モクレン, シモクレン, ハネズ, モクレンゲ, 木蓮, 木蘭, 紫木蓮
Korean
자목련
Luxembourgish
Purpurmagnolia
Malayalam
മഗ്നോലിയ ലില്ലിഫ്ളോറ
Russian
Магнолия лилиецветная
udm
Лилия сяськаё магнолия
Vietnamese
Mộc lan tím

Synonyms

  • Lassonia quinquepeta Buc'hoz
  • Magnolia atropurpurea Steud.
  • Magnolia denudata var. purpurea (Curtis) C.K.Schneid.
  • Magnolia discolor Vent.
  • Magnolia gracilis Salisb.
  • Magnolia liliiflora f. nigra (G.Nicholson) Geerinck
  • Magnolia liliiflora var. gracilis (Salisb.) Rehder
  • Magnolia liliiflora var. nigra (G.Nicholson) Rehder
  • Magnolia obovata var. discolor (Vent.) DC.
  • Magnolia obovata var. liliiflora (Desr.) Ser.
  • Magnolia obovata var. liliiflora (Desr.) DC.
  • Magnolia obovata var. purpurea (Curtis) Ser.
  • Magnolia plena C.L.Peng & L.H.Yan
  • Magnolia polytepala Y.W.Law, R.Z.Zhou & R.J.Zhang
  • Magnolia purpurea Curtis
  • Magnolia purpurea var. discolor (Vent.) Loudon
  • Magnolia purpurea var. liliiflora (Desr.) Loudon
  • Magnolia quinquepeta (Buc'hoz) Dandy
  • Magnolia soulangeana var. nigra G.Nicholson
  • Talauma sieboldii Miq.
  • Yulania japonica Spach
  • Yulania japonica var. purpurea (Curtis) P.Parm.
  • Yulania liliiflora (Desr.) D.L.Fu

Flowers

In flower
February to May, September (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.