Magnolia macclurei (syn. Michelia macclurei) is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southern China, including Hainan, and northern Vietnam.[1] A tree reaching, it is found growing in evergreen broadleaf forests, from above sea level.[2]
When Floyd Alonzo McClure first encountered this species in 1925, he recorded in his notebook that, "The fragrance of the flowers is the most intoxicating I ever breathed."[2] In China it is harvested for its timber, and it is used as a street tree in a number of southern Chinese cities.[2] [3] In Florida it is planted as an ornamental and is available from commercial nurseries.[2]