Flowering · Medicinal · Hardwood
Champaca
Magnolia champaca (L.) Baill. ex Pierre
Himalaya to Java and Borneo
Fun factLike many members of the magnolia family, an ancient lineage of flowering plants, its flowers are pollinated by beetles.
A tall evergreen tree of the magnolia family from the rainforests of South and Southeast Asia, with a straight trunk, smooth grey bark and a narrow, conical crown. It is grown for its small, intensely fragrant flowers, which open pale yellow and deepen to orange as they age. The flowers yield an essential oil used in perfumery and are used in Hindu and Buddhist offerings; the species name comes from the Sanskrit campaka.
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2on the estate
0carrying a tag
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FamilyMagnoliaceae
Spanish nameChampaca
Also known asChampak, Orange champaka, Golden champa, Fragrant champaca
Native toNative from southern Tibet and south-central China through Assam, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and the Lesser Sunda Islands.
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2 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.