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Magnolia champaca
Also called Champac, Michelia
In Singapore: Champaca, Champak, Cempaka Merah, Yellow Champaka, Orange Chempaca, Chempaca Merah, Sapu, Cempaka Kuning, Orange Champak, Cempaka Putih, Orange Champaka, 黄兰 (Grown in Singapore)
Champak is a large evergreen tree grown for its strongly fragrant cream to yellow-orange flowers and its timber. It thrives in warm, humid, frost-free conditions with plenty of sun.
Magnolia champaca, known in English as champak (), 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 tree is native to the Indomalayan realm, consisting of South Asia, Southeast Asia−Indochina, and southern China.
Ashe's Magnolia · Magnolia boliviana · Campbell's Magnolia · Magnolia cararensis · Prosperous Music Smiling Tree · Magnolia coco · Compressed Michelia · Dawson's magnolia · Cloudforest magnolia · Chinese Evergreen Magnolia · Lilytree · Sweet Michelia
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Magnolia champaca by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
