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Magnolia champaca
Magnolia champaca, known in English as champak (/ˈtʃʌmpək/), is a large evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae. It was previously classified as Michelia champaca. It is known for its fragrant flowers, and its timber used in woodworking.
The species epithet, champaca, comes from the Sanskrit word "चम्पक" campaka (pronounced [tɕɐmpɐkɐ]).
Other vernacular names in English include joy perfume tree, yellow jade orchid tree and fragrant Himalayan champaca.
The tree is native to the Indomalayan realm, consisting of South Asia, Southeast Asia−Indochina, and southern China.
It is found in tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregions, at elevations of 200–1,600 metres (660–5,250 ft). It is native to the Maldives, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. In China it is native to southern Tibet and southern/southwestern Yunnan Provinces. In 2021, an isolated, presumably native population of M. champaca was identified in Yemen, making M. champaca the only species in the Magnoliaceae known to inhabit the Arabian Peninsula.
In its native range Magnolia champaca grows to 50 metres (160 ft) or taller. Its trunk can be up to 1.9 metres (6.2 ft) in diameter. The tree has a narrow umbelliform crown.
It has strongly fragrant flowers in varying shades of cream to yellow-orange which bloom during June to September. The obovoid-ellipsoid carpels produce 2−4 seeds during September to October.
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Magnolia champaca
Magnolia champaca, known in English as champak (/ˈtʃʌmpək/), is a large evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae. It was previously classified as Michelia champaca. It is known for its fragrant flowers, and its timber used in woodworking.
The species epithet, champaca, comes from the Sanskrit word "चम्पक" campaka (pronounced [tɕɐmpɐkɐ]).
Other vernacular names in English include joy perfume tree, yellow jade orchid tree and fragrant Himalayan champaca.
The tree is native to the Indomalayan realm, consisting of South Asia, Southeast Asia−Indochina, and southern China.
It is found in tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregions, at elevations of 200–1,600 metres (660–5,250 ft). It is native to the Maldives, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. In China it is native to southern Tibet and southern/southwestern Yunnan Provinces. In 2021, an isolated, presumably native population of M. champaca was identified in Yemen, making M. champaca the only species in the Magnoliaceae known to inhabit the Arabian Peninsula.
In its native range Magnolia champaca grows to 50 metres (160 ft) or taller. Its trunk can be up to 1.9 metres (6.2 ft) in diameter. The tree has a narrow umbelliform crown.
It has strongly fragrant flowers in varying shades of cream to yellow-orange which bloom during June to September. The obovoid-ellipsoid carpels produce 2−4 seeds during September to October.
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