Stock photography picture of Saucer Magnolia aka Tulip Tree Magnolia soulangiana var Alexandria

AYAJYY - Licenced Caption Saucer Magnolia aka Tulip Tree Magnolia soulangiana var Alexandria Description Saucer Magnolia aka Tulip Tree Magnolia soulangiana var Alexandria Magnoliaceae Magnolioideae Magnolia is an ancient genus Having evolved before bees appeared the flowers developed to encourage pollination by beetles As a result the carpels of Magnolia flowers are tough to avoid damage by eating and crawling beetles Another primitive aspect of Magnolias is their lack of distinct sepals or petals The term tepal has been coined to refer to the intermediate element that Magnolia has instead Keywords Saucer, Magnolia, Tulip, Tree, Magnolia, soulangiana, soulangeana, Alexandria, Magnoliaceae, Magnolioideae, white, flower, flora, plant, tree, shrub, botany, botanical, sepal, petal, tepal