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Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.

Magnolia is an ancient genus. Appearing before bees did, the flowers are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough. Fossilized specimens of M. acuminata have been found dating to 20 million years ago, and of plants identifiably belonging to the Magnoliaceae date to 95 million years ago. Another aspect of Magnolia considered to represent an ancestral state is that the flower bud is enclosed in a bract rather than in sepals; the perianth parts are undifferentiated and called tepals rather than distinct sepals and petals. Magnolia shares the tepal characteristic with several other flowering plants near the base of the flowering plant lineage such as Amborella and Nymphaea (as well as with many more recently derived plants such as Lilium).

Culinary uses:
In parts of Japan, the leaves of M. obovata are used for wrapping food and cooking dishes.

Symbols:
- White or Yulan magnolia (subgenus Yulania) is the official flower of the Chinese metropolis Shanghai.
- M. grandiflora is the official state flower of both Mississippi and Louisiana. The flower's abundance in Mississippi is reflected in its nickname of ""Magnolia State"". The magnolia is also the official state tree of Mississippi. One of the many nicknames for the city of Houston is ""Magnolia City"". Historically, magnolias have been associated with the Southern United States.
- Magnolia sieboldii is the national flower of North Korea.
- Magnolia sieboldii is the official flower of Gangnam.

Arts
Film and television

- Paul Thomas Anderson created a movie titled Magnolia.
- Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film about the bond among a group of women from Louisiana, who can be as beautiful as magnolias, but are as tough as steel.

Music
- The folksong ""Bungong Jeumpa"", from Aceh, Indonesia, means magnolia flower.
- The French song by Salvatore Adamo ""Les collines de Rabiah"" in the 1970s describes the magnolia trees in Beirut and calls for peace.
- The Grateful Dead recorded a song titled ""Sugar Magnolia"" that was first released on the 1970 album American Beauty. The song made its live debut on June 7, 1970, at the Fillmore West in San Francisco. The semiofficial 1972 Dead movie Sunshine Daydream has its title taken from the song's coda section.
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers second studio album You're Gonna Get It! includes a track called ""Magnolia"", written by Tom Petty.
- In 2003, Songs: Ohia released The Magnolia Electric Co. This was the last release under that project's name for Jason Molina before renaming his band Magnolia Electric Co. after the album.
- "Magnolia" is the fifth track on Australian indie rock group Gang of Youths' debut album, The Positions.
- ""Magnolia"" is a hit song by rapper Playboi Carti
- In his song titled ""Marry Me"" Thomas Rhett references the magnolia flower.
- "The Sweet Magnolia Tree" is the eighth track on Doug Wamble's 2003 CD Country Libations.
- Singer-songwriter Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem included ""Honey Magnolia"" to his first solo debut album titled Painkillers released in March 2016.

Literature

- The 1989 movie Steel Magnolias is based on a 1987 play.

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