Magnoliales facts for kids
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Magnoliales is an order of flowering plants.
Classification
The Magloliales includes six families:
- Annonaceae (custard apple family, over 2000 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas; mostly tropical but some temperate)
- Degeneriaceae (two species of trees found on Pacific islands)
- Eupomatiaceae (two species of trees and shrubs found in New Guinea and eastern Australia)
- Himantandraceae (two species of trees and shrubs, found in tropical areas in Southeast Asia and Australia)
- Magnoliaceae (about 225 species including magnolias and tulip trees)
- Myristicaceae (several hundred species including Nutmeg)
Images for kids
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Myristica fragrans tree from Myristicaceae in Goa, India.
See also
In Spanish: Magnoliales para niños
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