Magnolia grandiflora L.

 
  • Family : MAGNOLIACEAE
    (Magnolia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SON CHAMPA FAMILY (सोन चम्पा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Magnoliaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Magnolia grandiflora L.
  • Common name : Lily Tree, Magnolia, Large - flowered Magnolia, Southern Magnolia
  • Vernacular name :
    • Him Champa (Hindi)
    • Mote Sampige (Kannada)
    • Kavathi champae (Marathi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Key identification features : Flowers are very fragrant.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Collection Nos : RR Rao 934
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Coorg) district
    • Maharashtra : Culivated in gardens
    • Tamil Nadu : Cultivated
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Deb, D.B. (1981) The Flora of Tripura State. Vol. 2. Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Magnolia grandiflora. Downloaded on 13 June 2024.

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