Herbarium JCB

Michelia champaca L.

Family : MAGNOLIACEAE
(MAGNOLIA FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Magnoliaceae
Species : Michelia champaca
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Magnolia champaca (L.) Baill. ex Pierre
Common name : Champak Tree, Golden Champak, Yellow Champa
Vernacular name : Champak (Hin.); Sampige mara (Kan.); Champaka maram, Shenbagam (Tam.); Sampangi, Champakamu (Tel.); Champa (Ori.); Champaka (San.)
Key identification features : A large evergreen tropical tree. Leaves are alternate and simple. Margin is entire and wavy. Apex is more or less drawn-out. Flowers are solitary, showy and fragrant. Fruit is an aggregate of follicles. Bark is pale-grey and longitudinally furrowed.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : March-July
Comments : A truly wild species in the sholas of Tamil Nadu, often along streams and other moist localities. Also planted in gardens and around temples for its fragrant flowers.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Alagar Hills (Madurai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Bodamalai Hills (Salem district), Chitteri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot), Melagiri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Piranmalai Hills (Sivagangai district), Theerthamalai Hills (Dharmapuri district), Gingee Hill (Villupuram district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Tirumala Hills, Talakona R.F. (Chittoor district), East Godavari district, Simhachalam Hills (Visakhapatnam district), Kurnool district (Andhra Pradesh State); Mayurbhanj district, Sundargarh district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, South-West China to Malaysia and Thailand
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Michelia champaca. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.