Magnolia champaca (L.) Baill. ex Pierre
| Kannada Name : | Sampige mara |
| Common Name : | Yellow jade orchid tree |
| Family Name : | Magnoliaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Magnolia champaca |
| Species Type : | Indigenous |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Least concern |
| Flowering Period : | June - September |
| Fruiting Period : | September - October |
| Origin : | Indomalayan realm |
Uses
The bark is used as a febrifuge. A decoction of the bark and leaves is given after childbirth. The flowers are used to treat leprosy. The leaves are used as a treatment against colic.The seeds are used to treat badly chapped skin. A yellow dye is obtained from the flowers.
Description
Medium to large sized, evergreen tree, up to 30 m tall. Bark grey, lenticellate, blaze cream with orange speckles. Young shoots rusty tomentose. Leaves are simple, alternate, elliptic-lanceolate, glabrous, chartaceous, base acute to attenuate, apex acuminate, margin undulate. Flowers solitary or rarely in pairs, axillary, yellow, bisexual, fragrant. Fruit a follicle, warty, 2-3 long, dehiscing dorsally. Seeds 1, scarlet.
