Taxon:  Magnolia champaca (L.) Baill. ex Pierre



Summary
Genus:
Magnolia
Subgenus:
Yulania
Section:
Michelia
Family:
Magnoliaceae
Subfamily:
Magnolioideae
Nomen number:
452630
Place of publication:
Fl. forest. Cochinch. 1(fasc. 1): t. 3.  1880
Verified:
04/19/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
17 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Michelia champaca L.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. Note: = Michelia champaca
  3. Figlar, R. B. & H. P. Nooteboom. 2004. Notes on Magnoliaceae IV. Blumea 49:96.
  4. Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
  5. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: = Michelia champaca
  6. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  7. Watson, J. F. 1868. Index to the native and scientific names of Indian and other eastern economic plants and products Note: = Michelia champaca
  8. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Michelia champaca
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishchampac as Michelia champaca11961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Michelia champaca
Englishmichelia as Michelia champaca1McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: = Michelia champaca
GermanChampaca as Michelia champaca2Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols. Note: = Michelia champaca
Indiachampaca as Michelia champaca2Watson, J. F. 1868. Index to the native and scientific names of Indian and other eastern economic plants and products Note: = Michelia champaca
Indiachampakam as Michelia champaca2Watson, J. F. 1868. Index to the native and scientific names of Indian and other eastern economic plants and products Note: = Michelia champaca
Swedishparfymmichelia  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqus.e.0
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Shengs.0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMizoram 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaNagaland 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTripura 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  0
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  0
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda Islands 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera 0
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysia Malaya0
2Cultivated    also cult.0
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Xizang Zizhiqu (s.e.), Yunnan Sheng (s.)]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, India [Sikkim, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh]
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Sumatera], Malaysia (Malaya)
Cultivated (also cult.)

Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalas Michelia champacaErhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Invertebrate foodsilkwormsas Michelia champacaUphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Materialsessential oilsas Michelia champacaMabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Materialswoodas Michelia champacaMabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Medicinesfolkloreas Michelia champacaDuke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs Note: as Michelia champaca
Medicinesfolkloreas Michelia champacaMcGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Michelia champaca
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=452630. Accessed 17 April 2026.