Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Magnoliales (19)
Family: Magnoliaceae (7)(family description)
Genus: Magnolia (6)
Epithet: baillonii Pierre (1)
Synonyms: Aromadendron baillonii (Pierre) Craib, Aromadendron spongocarpum (King) Craib, Magnolia phellocarpa (King) H.J.Chowdhery & P.Daniel, Michelia baillonii (Pierre) Finet & Gagnep., Michelia phellocarpa (King) Finet & Gagnep., Paramichelia baillonii (Pierre) Hu, Talauma phellocarpa King, Talauma spongocarpa King
baillonii => in honor of Henri Ernest Baillon (1827-1895), French botanist and physician