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Magnolia stellata (Siebold & Zuch.) Maxim. Magnoliaceae. Star magnolia. Small flowering tree. Distribution: Japan. Named for the French botanist and physician, Pierre Magnol (1638-1715), Professor of Botany and Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Montpelier. Charles Plumier (1646-1704) named a tree on Martinique after him (Magnolia) and the name was continued by Linnaeus (1753). No medicinal use. This is a very ancient genus of flowering plants. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
Dr Henry Oakeley- Books
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An experimental enquiry, into the medical properties of the Magnolia tripetala, and Magnolia acuminata / by John Flyd, of Kentucky.
Floyd, John, 1783-1837.Date: 1806- Pictures
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A magnolia: flowering stem. Coloured pencil drawing by H. Paw.
Paw, Harriet.Reference: 22057i- Pictures
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A Magnolia species: flowering stem with labelled floral segments, fruit and seed. Coloured etching by G. D. Ehret, c.1737, after himself.
Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770.Reference: 18633i- Pictures
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Huru (Hura crepitans L.) and bull bay (Magnolia grandiflora L.): detailed flower and fruit segments with description. Coloured engraving by J.J. or J.E. Haid, c.1750, after G.D. Ehret.
Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770.Date: [1750-53]Reference: 18372i- Digital Images
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Magnolia 'Black Diamond'
Dr Henry Oakeley