Champak Tree
Magnolia champaca
Also known as Champak, Golden champa, Yellow champa
Tree
About Champak Tree
Magnolia champaca, known in English as champak (), is a large evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae. It was previously classified as Michelia champaca. It is known for its fragrant flowers, and its timber used in woodworking.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Magnolia champaca
- Genus
- Magnolia
- Family
- MAGNOLIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, South-west China to Malaysia, Thailand
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- चम्पा Champa, सोन चम्पा Son champa, चम्पक
- Nepali
- औले चाँप Aule Chaanp, चम्पा Champaa, चाँप Chaanp
- Bengali
- চম্পা Champa, স্বর্ণচাঁপা, চম্পা
- Tamil
- Sambagan, சண்பகம்
- Telugu
- Champangi
- Kannada
- ಸಂಪಿಗೆ Sampige, ಇರುಡಿ Irudi, ಸಂಪಿಗೆ
- Malayalam
- ചമ്പകം
- Marathi
- पिवळु चम्पा Pivalu Champa, सोन चाफा Son-chafa, चाफा
Botanical family
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia family
Champak Tree belongs to the Magnoliaceae family.
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