Beschreibung:
<jats:p>A new species of <jats:italic>Magnolia</jats:italic> sect. <jats:italic>Gwillimia</jats:italic> DC., Magnoliaceae from Vietnam is described and illustrated. <jats:italic>Magnolia tiepii</jats:italic> is recognized from southern Vietnam, where it occurs in Khanh Vinh slope, Khanh Vinh District, Khanh Hoa Province. It is distinguished from the closely related <jats:italic>M. henryi</jats:italic> by having narrowly cuneate leaf blade, short petiole, stipular scar at the base of the leaf blade, short peduncle and ellipsoid fruit.</jats:p>