Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2728)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2642)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2226)
Order: Magnoliales (19)
Family: Magnoliaceae (7)(family description)
Genus: Magnolia (6)
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