- 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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