These species were published as Liriodendron coco and Liriodendron figo by J. de Loureiro in Flora Cochinchinensis (1790) and later (1817) transferred to Magnolia by A. P. de Candolle.
Tyto druhy byly publikovány jako Liriodendron coco a Liriodendron figa J. de Loureirem ve Flora Cochinchinensis (1790) a až později (1817) převedeny do rodu Magnolia A.