Also youlan. [Chinese, f. yu a gem + lan plant.] A Chinese species of magnolia, M. conspicua (M. Yulan).
1822. Hortus Anglicus, II. 55. Lily flowered Magnolia, or Youlan.
1882. Garden, 6 May, 311/1. The Yulan … forms a conspicuous object amongst spring flowering trees.
