Magnolia champaca (L.) Baill. ex Pierre

 
  • Family : MAGNOLIACEAE
    (Magnolia Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SON CHAMPA FAMILY (सोन चम्पा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Magnoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Michelia champaca L.; Michelia tsiampacca var. champaca (L.) P.Parm.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Magnolia champaca (L.) Baill. ex Pierre
  • Common name : Champak Tree, Champak, Golden champa, Yellow champa
  • Vernacular name :
    • Champak (Hindi)
    • Sampige mara (Kannada)
    • Champaka maram, Shenbagam (Tamil)
    • Sampangi, Champakamu (Telugu)
    • Champa (Oria)
    • Champaka (Sanskrit)
    • Champa, Kud-champa, Pivla-champa, Son-champa (Marathi)
    • Chembakam, Champakam (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Planted in cool valleys, near and around temples and in gardens for its attractive flowers.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-July
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha; D.H.Nicolson, T.P.Ramamoorthy, K.N.Gandhi
  • Collection Date : 12-04-1969, 23-06-1972
  • Collection Nos : CJS 13258, HFP 2875
  • Collection Locality : Near Yettinahalla, Shiradi ghat, Hassan district; Near Raxidi estate, Hassan district
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Tirumala Hills (Chittoor district), East Godavari district (East Godavari district), Simhachalam Hills (Vishakapatnam district), Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Kolar district, Dakshina Kannada district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Planted in gardens
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Sundergarh district
    • Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
    • Jharkhand :
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Deb, D.B. (1981) The Flora of Tripura State. Vol. 2. Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi.
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Magnolia champaca. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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