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Basionym: Michelia platypetala Handel-Mazzetti, Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 58: 89. 1921; Magnolia maudiae var. platypetala (Handel-Mazzetti) Sima.

Trees, to 20 m tall. Twigs ca. 2 mm in diam. Tepals 9, outer ones 5-7 cm.

● Forests; 1200-1500 m. E Guangdong, NE Guangxi, E Guizhou, W Hubei, SW Hunan.

Michelia yunshanensis Y. W. Law & R. Z. Zhou and M. xiangnanensis Q. W. Zeng & Y. W. Law (in Y. H. Liu, Magnolias China, 334. 2004) belong here but were not validly published because no Latin descriptions or diagnoses were provided and no types were indicated (Vienna Code, Art. 36.1 and 37.1).