; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 535 (1753)
Distribution: China (almost 200), tropical Asia, E-USA to tropical South America, but not in Africa. It remains controversial whether Magnolia should be treated sensu lato by inclusion of all split genera. The latest phylogeny of Wang et al. (2020) recognizes 15 sections and keeps everything together, but some authors continue to describe species in the split genera. The genus is severely over-split, and many recently described microspecies will turn out to be only forms or varieties.
= Alcimandra Dandy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 260 (1927)
= Aromadendron Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 10 (1825)
= Blumia Nees ex Blume; Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 9: 147 (1823)
= Buergeria Siebold & Zucc.; Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2): 186 (1845)
= Champaca Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 365 (1763)
= Dugandiodendron Lozano; Caldasia 11(53): 33 (1975)
= Elmerrillia Dandy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 261 (1927)
= Guillimia Rchb.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [H.G.L.Reichenbach] 193 (1828)
= Gwillimia Rottler ex DC.; Syst. Nat. [Candolle] 1: 455 (1817)
= Houpoea N.H.Xia & C.Y.Wu; Fl. China 7: 64 (2008)
= Kmeria (Pierre) Dandy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 262 (1927)
= Kobus Kaempf. ex Salisb.; Parad. Lond. 2: t. 87 (1808)
= Lassonia Buc´hoz; Pl. Nouv. Decouv., t. 19 (1779)
= Lirianthe Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. [Spach] 7: 485 (1839)
= Liriopsis Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. [Spach] 7: 460 (1839)
= Manglietia Blume; Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 9: 149 (1823), & Bijdr. 8 (1825)
= Manglietiastrum Y.W.Law; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 17(4): 72 (1979)
= Metamagnolia Sima & S.G.Lu; Proc. Second Internat. Symp. Fam. Magnoliac. 66 (2012)
= Michelia L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 536 (1753)
= Micheliopsis H.Keng; Quart. J. Taiwan Mus. 8: 209 (1955)
= Oyama (Nakai) N.H.Xia & C.Y.Wu; Fl. China 7: 66 (2008)
= Pachylarnax Dandy; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1927: 260 (1927)
= Parakmeria Hu & W.C.Cheng; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 1 (1951)
= Paramagnolia Sima & S.G.Lu; Proc. Second Internat. Symp. Fam. Magnoliac. 65 (2012)
= Paramanglietia Hu & W.C.Cheng; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 255 (1951)
= Paramichelia Hu; Sunyatsenia 4: 142 (1940)
= Phelima Noronha; Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5: ed. 1, Art. IV.3 (1790)
= Sampacca Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 6 (1891)
= Santanderia Cespedes ex Triana & Planch.; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 4, 17: 23 (1862) (in syn.)
= Sinomanglietia Z.X.Yu; Acta Agric. Univ. Jiangxi. 16(2): 202 (1994)
= Sphenocarpus Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 236 (1829), nomen
= Svenhedinia Urb.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 3 (1927)
= Talauma Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 281 (1789)
= Tsoongiodendron Chun; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 8: 281 (1963) (1 sp. China)
= Tulipastrum Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. [Spach] 7: 481 (1839)
= Woonyoungia Y.W.Law; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 17(4): 354 (1997)
= Yulania Spach; Hist. Nat. Vég. [Spach] 7: 462 (1839)
