Magnolia grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora, or magnolia grandiflora, or tulip-bay (Magnolia grandiflora) is a tall tree. Probably because of its beautiful evergreen is the best known of magnolias. It is native to the United States and widely cultivated as an ornamental tree.

Distribution
Habitat
It is a tree native to south-eastern United States, from Texas to Virginia through northern and central Florida.

Acclimation Europe
The tree was introduced in Europe in the eighteenth century. Probably Admiral Roland Michel Barrin of Galissonniere that matter in France, near Nantes, in 1711. Twenty years later, Rene Darquistade, Mayor of Nantes, this gas at the plant near Maillardière Rezé. In 1764, thanks to a branch brought back by the young apothecary named Louvrier, François Bonamy identifies the magnolia.

Source: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia_%C3%A0_grandes_fleurs

See Also: Lebaran, Hari Raya, Ramadan Gift