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Champa

Local Name	:	Champa
Botanical Name	:	Michelia champaca L.
Common Name	:	Champa, Golden Champa
Family	:	Mangoliaceae
Distribution	:	It is cultivated and naturalized throughout Odisha. It is native to India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Habit	:	Tree
Short Description	:	It is an evergreen or semi-deciduous, small to medium sized tree up to 50 m tall.

Descriptions

It is a medium-sized tree covered with dark green foliage. Leaves are alternate, simple, and elliptical to lanceolate in shape. Flowers are highly fragrant and borne at the ends of branches. Each flower is trumpet-shaped, with six to eight petals that are typically yellow or orange yellow in color. Fruits are ovoid or ellipsoidal capsules.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

June - September

Use(s)

Flower decoction is used in cough. It is also planted for ornamental values.