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Magnolia is an ancient genus. Having evolved on [[Earth]] before bees appeared, the flowers developed to encourage pollination by beetles. As a result, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are tough, to avoid damage by eating and crawling beetles. Another primitive aspect of Magnolias is their lack of distinct sepals or petals. The term tepal has been coined to refer to the intermediate element that Magnolia has instead. Magnolias are used as food plants by the larvae of some ''Lepidoptera'' species including Giant Leopard Moth. | Magnolia is an ancient genus. Having evolved on [[Earth]] before bees appeared, the flowers developed to encourage pollination by beetles. As a result, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are tough, to avoid damage by eating and crawling beetles. Another primitive aspect of Magnolias is their lack of distinct sepals or petals. The term tepal has been coined to refer to the intermediate element that Magnolia has instead. Magnolias are used as food plants by the larvae of some ''Lepidoptera'' species including Giant Leopard Moth. | ||
Magnolia trees were grown on the planet [[Harvest]] in the [[Epsilon Indi | Magnolia trees were grown on the planet [[Harvest]] in the [[Epsilon Indi system]], both in and around the [[Harvest Botanical Gardens]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 239''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||