Description
Michelia champaca (Michelia champaca Linn.): An evergreen tree with a height of more than 10 meters; the branches extend obliquely, showing a narrow umbrella-shaped crown; buds, twigs, young leaves and petioles are all covered with light yellow flat pilose. The leaves are thin and leathery, lanceolate-ovate or lanceolate-long ellipse, slightly puberulent underneath. Flowers yellow, extremely fragrant, 15-20 tepals, oblanceolate, 3-4 cm long, 4-5 mm wide; follicles are obovate-oblong, 1-1.5 cm long, with warty convex From; 2-4 seeds, wrinkled. Flowering period from June to July, fruiting period from September to October.
Distributed in China, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Vietnam. It is a famous ornamental tree species with strong resistance to toxic gases. Widely planted in tropical Asia, with high ornamental value
