Michelia alba (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Michelia × alba DC.

Synonyms

• Michelia longifolia Blume.

Vernacular names

• White chempaka (En)
• Indonesia: cempaka putih (general), campaka bodas (Sundanese), kantil (Javanese)
• Malaysia: chempaka gading, chempaka puteh (Peninsular)
• Philippines: champakang puti (Filipino)
• Laos: cham pi
• Thailand: champee (general)
• Vietnam: ngọc lan trắng.

Distribution

Commonly cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions, probably throughout Malesia.

Authors

U.A. Dasuki

Main genus page

• Michelia (PROSEA Timbers)

• See also Michelia (PROSEA Essential oils)