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Magnoliaceae
See list of 2 genera in this familyReference: Meyer (1997).
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1a. Leaf blades with 2–10 lateral lobes (usually 4), the apex truncate to shallowly notched; tepals streaked with an orange band near the base; fruit an aggregate of samaras; winter buds with 2 scales
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1b. Leaf blades simple, the apex obtuse to acuminate; tepals without orange bands [Fig. 52]; fruit an aggregate of follicles, the seed with a brightly colored aril suspended from the dehisced fruit by the slender funiculus; winter buds with 1 scale
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