Magnoliaceae

Sweet michelia

Magnolia doltsopa (Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Figlar

Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia

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Sweet michelia (Magnolia doltsopa) — FlowerPhoto: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 南亚含笑, 南亞含笑
English: Sweet michelia, Temple magnolia, Doltsopa

Synonyms

Magnolia doltsopa var. wardii (Dandy) V.S.Kumar
Magnolia excelsa Wall.
Magnolia excelsa Jacques
Michelia calcuttensis P.Parm.
Michelia doltsopa Buch.-Ham. ex DC.
Michelia excelsa (Wall.) Blume
Michelia manipurensis Watt ex Brandis
Michelia wardii Dandy
Sampacca excelsa (Wall.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Paulmathi Vinod, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gary Yong Gee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sagnik Dutta Roy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.