Ramdhan Champa / Golden Champak
Ochna obtusata
Also known as Mickey Mouse Plant
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- February-July
How to identify Ramdhan Champa
Identify Ramdhan Champa 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: Black seeds on a red base resembling a face (Mickey Mouse plant).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Ochnaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ramdhan Champa.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ochna obtusata
- Genus
- Ochna
- Family
- Ochnaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- रामधन चम्पा Ramdhan Champa
- Bengali
- কনকচাঁপা (উদ্ভিদ)
- Telugu
- Sunari, Tammi, Erra Juvvi
- Kannada
- ನಾರೋಳಿ Naaroli, ಮೂಢಮರ Mudhamara, ಮೂಧ Mudha
- Malayalam
- സ്വർണ്ണച്ചെമ്പകം
About Ramdhan Champa
Golden champak (Ochna obtusata) is a tree in the Ochnaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 7 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to July.
Ochnaceae
Ochna Family
Ramdhan Champa belongs to the Ochnaceae family.
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