Michelia champaca

taxobox
name = Champak

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regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Magnoliids
ordo = Magnoliales
familia = Magnoliaceae
genus = "Michelia"
species = "M. champaca"
binomial = "Michelia champaca"
binomial_authority = L.|

"Michelia champaca" is an evergreen tree, native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. 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 or champac, champa, sampige and shamba. Fact|date=May 2008

The flowers are used in Southeast Asia for several purposes. They are floated in bowls of water to scent the room, as a fragrant decoration for bridal beds, and for garlands and hair ointments. [Minter, S. "Fragrant Plants." in Prance, G. and M. Nesbitt. (2005). "The Cultural History of Plants". London: Routledge. 242.]

The flower is the main scent present in the commercial "joy" perfume, and is sometimes commonly called the "joy perfume tree".

External links

* [http://www.rngr.net/Publications/ttsm/Folder.2003-07-11.4726/PDF.2004-03-15.2835/file Detailed information from Chittagong University, Bangladesh]

References

* http://seedrack.com