Magnoliaceae

Nilgiri champa

Magnolia nilagirica (Zenker) Figlar

Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia

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Nilgiri champa (Magnolia nilagirica) — FruitPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: ماغنوليا نيلغيرية
English: Nilgiri champa, White champak
Malayalam: കാട്ടുചെമ്പകം

Synonyms

Michelia glauca Wight
Michelia kisopa var. walkeri (Wight) P.Parm.
Michelia nilagirica Zenker
Michelia nilagirica var. walkeri (Wight) Hook.f. & Thomson
Michelia nilagirica var. wightii Hook.f. & Thomson
Michelia ovalifolia Wight
Michelia pulneyensis Wight
Michelia walkeri Wight
Sampacca nilagirica (Zenker) Kuntze

Photos

FruitPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sureshmagnolia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Z thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Z thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aruna Gamuz, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Z thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Z thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: madhavan a.p, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Z thomas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.