Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Magnoliaceae | Genus: Magnolia | Species: Magnolia champaca (L.) Baill. ex Pierre |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Michelia champaca L., Champaca michelia Noronha | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Golden champa | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Yellow champa, fragrant champaca, orange chempaka | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Leihao | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 2 100 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruiting carpels dehiscing along the dorsal suture when free or fused and forming a fleshy or woody syncarp. Seed hanging from its funicle |
| Habitat | Occurs in scattered in primary lowland to montane rain forest | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native to India exotic to Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam | Bark Details | Bark surface smooth, grey to greyish-white |
| Distribution in manipur | Bishnupur, Central, Eastern, Jiribam, Tengnoupal, Thoubal | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen or semi-deciduous, small to mediumsized tree up to 50 m tall; bole straight, cylindrical, up to 200 cm in diameter, without buttresses; bark surface smooth, grey to greyish-white, inner bark fibrous, yellow to brown, crown conical to cylindrica | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, entire, arranged spirally; stipules adnate to or free from the petiole |
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