Magnolia tripetala (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 2: 1081. 1759.

["Habitat in Carolina, rarius in Virginia."] Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 1: 756 (1762). RCN: 3984.

Basionym: Magnolia virginiana L. var. tripetala L. (1753) .

Lectotype (Dandy, Sloane Herbarium: 112. 1958): [icon] " Magnolia, amplissimo flore albo, fructu coccineo" in Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 2: 80, t. 80. 1738.

Current name: Magnolia tripetala (L.) L. ( Magnoliaceae).