Michelia baillonii (Pierre) Finet & Gagnepain

 
  • Family : MAGNOLIACEAE
    (Magnolia family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : SON CHAMPA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Magnoliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Aromadendron baillonii (Pierre) Craib; Aromadendron spongocarpum (King) Craib; Magnolia baillonii var. bailingia Sima & H.Jiang; Magnolia phellocarpa (King) H.J.Chowdhery & P.Daniel; Michelia phellocarpa (King) Finet & Gagnep.; Paramichelia baillonii (Pierre) Hu; Talauma phellocarpa King; Talauma spongocarpa King
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Magnolia baillonii Pierre
  • Vernacular name :
    • Tita-sopa
    • Khorika-sopa (Asm.)
    • Chikong-arang (Mik.)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : In primary forests
  • Comments / notes : At an altitude of about 600- 1500 m.
  • Key identification features : Large trees, 20-30 m high, branches rusty pilose. Leaves elliptic or oblong-lanceolate. Flowers axillary, solitary, ca 3 cm across, pale white. Follicles booked. Seeds ovoid, red.
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang district
    • Assam : Lakhipur, Mikir Hills
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • P.K. Hajra, D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri. Flora of India, Sereies 2 : Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh. Vol. 1. pp. 72.
    • Deb, D.B. (1981-1983) The Flora of Tripura State. Vols. 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=Michelia baillonii. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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