Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2586)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2483)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2101)
Order: Magnoliales (18)
Family: Magnoliaceae (6)(family description)
Genus: Magnolia (5)
Epithet: henryi Dunn (6)
Synonyms: Lirianthe henryi (Dunn) N.H.Xia & C.Y.Wu, Manglietia wangii Hu, Talauma kerrii Craib
henryi => in honor of Augustine Henry (1857-1930); Irish physician, plant collector in China and botanist
kerrii => in honor of Arthur Francis George Kerr (1877–1942), an Irish medical doctor