Michelia champaca

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Champak
Sonchafa , Michelia champaca
Sonchafa , Michelia champaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Angiosperm
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Michelia
Species: M. champaca
Binomial name
Michelia champaca
L.

Michelia champaca (common name champaka) is an evergreen tree, native to South Asia, and is found in the Western Ghats, and parts of Assam, West Bengal, Bangladesh, Myanmar. It is best known and cultivated for its strongly fragrant yellow or white flowers. It is also cultivated for timber. Common names include champaka, champak and champa, sampige and shamba,


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