the first edition of Species plantarum, including references to both Plumier's and Sherard's names. In this way, Magnolia became the generally recognized name of a large genus of ornamental flowering trees. Notes and references External links http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/rhatch/pages/03-Sci-Rev/SCI-REV-Home/resource-ref-read/major-minor-ind/westfall-dsb/SAM-M.htm 17th-century French botanists Converts to Roman Catholicism from Calvinism Botanists active in Europe Members of the French Academy of Sciences Scientists from Montpellier 1638 births 1715 deaths