| Magnolia dixonii | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Magnoliaceae |
| Genus: | Magnolia |
| Section: | Magnolia sect. Talauma |
| Species: | M. dixonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Magnolia dixonii (Little) Govaerts | |
| Synonyms | |
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Magnolia dixonii is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. It is known commonly as cucharillo.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. If the Magnolia family is treated as consisting of a large number of smaller genera, then this species is placed in genus Talauma. In modern literature, it is customary to treat Magnolia as a large genus, and in that case, this species is treated as belonging to section Talauma in subgenus Magnolia.
References
- ^ Rivers, M.C.; Pérez Castañeda, Á. (2016). "Magnolia dixonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T45615A82410854. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T45615A82410854.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- Figlar, R.B. & H.P. Nooteboom (2004), Notes on Magnoliaceae IV. in: Blumea 49(1): 90.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Magnolia dixonii |
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| Talauma dixonii | |
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