White jade orchid tree

Magnoliaceae (magnolia family) » Michelia champaca

 

commonly known as:

Bengali: চম্পক champaka • English: champaca, fragrant champaca, fragrant himalayan champac, joy perfume tree, white champak, white jade orchid tree • Hindi: चम्पा champa • Konkani: चांपे champe, सोनचांपे sonchampe • Manipuri: leihao • Marathi: चाफा chafa, चापा chapa, चांपा champa, चापें chapen, सोनचाफा sonchafa, सोनचांपा sonchampa • Sanskrit: चंपक champaka, कंचन or कांचन kanchana, पुन्नाग punnaga, सुवर्णपुष्प suvarnapushpa • Tamil: சம்பகம் champaka • Telugu: చంపకము champaka • and, unknown: bai yu lan, safa, sampige, shamba

 

 

... grows to the size of a large shrub or small tree, 15 ft in height. Michelia flowers produce in great quantities and bloom almost all year round.

 

On a warm humid night, the scents can easily be enjoyed several hundred feet away. People and every insect are attracted to the blooms. Nectar insects appear frantic, driven like drug addicts, bashing into each other to get to the heart of every flower on the tree.

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