White Champak
Michelia nilagirica
Also known as Neilgiri Champak
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- March-August
How to identify White Champak
Identify White Champak by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Found in the Nilgiri hills (white champak).
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm fruit type: Follicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Michelia nilagirica
- Genus
- Michelia
- Family
- Magnoliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-August
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“Leaves measure 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) × 2–4 cm (0.79–1.57 in) and are elliptic with both ends tapering.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for White Champak itself; the rest are typical of the Magnoliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- FolliclerecordedA dry pod that splits open along a single seam.“Fruits measure 5–8 cm (2.0–3.1 in) in length, with many warty yellow follicles each about 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long, containing 1 to 2 scarlet seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Fruit
- Follicle
Characters marked “recorded” are for White Champak itself; the rest are typical of the Magnoliaceae family — flowering plants only.
About White Champak
White Champak (Michelia nilagirica) belongs to the Magnoliaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to August.
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia family
White Champak belongs to the Magnoliaceae family.
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