Magnolia liliifera (L.) Baillon, Hist. Pl. 1 (1868)
Latin for 'lily-like', referring to the flowers.

Synonyms
Aromadendron oreadum (Diels) Kaneh. & Hatus., Blumia candolii (Blume) Nees, Champaca turbinata Nor., Liriodendron liliiferum L., Magnolia angatensis Blanco, Magnolia betongensis (Craib) H.Keng., Magnolia candolii (Blume) H.Keng., Magnolia forbesii King, Magnolia fragrans Reinw. ex Blume, Magnolia kunstleri King, Magnolia odoratissima Reinw. ex Blume, Magnolia pachyphylla Dandy, Magnolia rumphii Spreng., Magnolia splendens Reinw. ex Blume, Manglietia candolii (Blume) Wall., Manglietia celebica Miq., Manglietia sebassa King, Sampacca montana Rumph., Talauma angatensis (Blanco) Vidal, Talauma athliantha Dandy, Talauma beccarii Ridl., Talauma betongensis Craib, Talauma borneensis Merr., Talauma candolii Blume, Talauma candolii var. latifolia Blume, Talauma forbesii King, Talauma gitingensis Elmer, Talauma gitingensis var. glabra Dandy, Talauma gitingensis var. rotundata Dandy, Talauma gracilior Dandy, Talauma grandiflora Merr., Talauma inflata P.Parment, Talauma javanica P.Parment, Talauma kunstleri King, Talauma kuteinensis Agostini, Talauma levissima Dandy, Talauma liliifera (L.) O.Kuntze, Talauma longifolia (Blume) Ridl., Talauma luzoniensis Warb. ex Perkins, Talauma macrophylla Blume ex Miq., Talauma miqueliana Dandy, Talauma mutabilis Blume, Talauma mutabilis var. acuminata Blume, Talauma mutabilis var. acuminatissima Teijsm. & Binn., Talauma mutabilis var. brevifolia Teijsm. & Binn., Talauma mutabilis var. latifolia Teijsm. & Binn., Talauma mutabilis var. leiocarpa Teijsm. & Binn., Talauma mutabilis var. longifolia Blume, Talauma mutabilis var. splendens Blume, Talauma oblanceolata Ridl., Talauma oblongata Merr., Talauma obovata Korth., Talauma oreadum Diels, Talauma peninsularis Dandy, Talauma pumila Blume, Talauma reticulata Merr., Talauma rubra Miq., Talauma rumphii Blume, Talauma sclerophylla Dandy, Talauma sebassa Miq., Talauma singapurensis Ridl., Talauma soembensis Dandy, Talauma sumatrana Agostini, Talauma undulatifolia Agostini, Talauma villariana Rolfe

Description
Mid-canopy tree up to 33 m tall and 45 cm dbh. Stipules leaving ring scar around the twigs when dropped. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, tertiary venation conspicuous reticulate, glabrous. Flowers ca.46 mm diameter, white-yellowish, placed solitary. Fruits ca. 96 mm long, green-yellow-red, syncarps. Seeds with pink-red-orange aril, remain attached to central fruit axis when ripe.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp to sub-montane forests up to 2000 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges. On sand to clay soils, but also on limestone. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant tree.

Uses
Wood is used for general construction purposes.

Distribution
Thailand and Indo-China to New Guinea. In Borneo found throughout the island.

Local names in Borneo
Cempaca, Cempaca telur, Megar, Tala umah, Talauma, Talahuma.