FIGURE 1. Magnolia mercedesiarum. A. Flower bud. B-C. Fruit before and during dehiscence. D. Flowering and fruiting branch. E in Magnolia mercedesiarum (subsect. Talauma, Magnoliaceae): a new Andean species from northern Ecuador, with insights into its potential distribution

FIGURE 1. Magnolia mercedesiarum. A. Flower bud. B-C. Fruit before and during dehiscence. D. Flowering and fruiting branch. E. Flower (forced to open from mature flowerbud). F. Stamens. All from the type material. Drawing by Efrén Merino Santi.