Magnolia figo
（重定向自Michelia Fuscata）
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Magnolia figo (also called banana shrub, port wine magnolia, Michelia figo) is an evergreen tree growing to 3-4 m tall. It is native to China.
Initially described as by Portuguese missionary and naturalist João de Loureiro as Liriodendron figo, it was reclassified as Michelia figo by German botanist Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel. In 2006, a cladistic analysis of the genus Michelia found them to lie within the genus Magnolia, with the name now being Magnolia figo.