Magnoliales: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Coverage is provided by F.B. Sampson, J.B. Williams, and Poh S. Woodland, βThe Morphology and Taxonomic Position of Tasmannia glaucifolia (Winteraceae), a New Australian Species,β Australian Journal of Botany, 36(4):395β414 (1988), a rather specialized discussion of the reasons for keeping Drimys and Tasmannia as separate genera in the Winteraceae and a description of a new and unusual species of this most primitive of extant families; J.M. Miller, βThe Archaic Flowering Plant Family Degeneriaceae: Its Bearing on an Old Enigma,β National Geographic Research, 5(2):218β231 (1989), a fascinating and readable account of Degeneria, including the discovery of a new species by the author, with excellent colour illustrations; and James M. Gardiner, Magnolias (1989).
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
- F. Bruce Sampson
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Paul E. Berry
Professor and Herbarium Director, Botany Department, University of Michigan.
- James Edward Canright
Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors
Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Links added. | Nov 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: NatureWorks - Magnoliales. | Jan 03, 2022 | ||
| Media revised. | Jan 10, 2020 | ||
| Revised number of families from five to six in the introduction. | Jan 10, 2020 | ||
| Video discussing the distinguishing features of tulip trees (Liriodendron tulipifera) added. | Aug 14, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: Zipcode Zoo - Magnoliales. | Aug 26, 2010 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 08, 2009 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Jul 18, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |