I wish to add few things in this. Michelia champalka or "Sonchafa" is available in 3-4 different colors like white,pinkish,yellow and different tinges of yellow-pink combination. One can see all the sps along the slarge sunken lawn in Lal Baugh in Bangaluru. Plumeria has the various sps grown in south india also. the normal wild yellow-white sps is growing throughout south India as well as North India. During last few years various sps and varieties are imported and succecefuly grown in various landscape gardens. The major sources of these sps are originated in Hawaii but grought in india through Thailand.Eventhough it is called as Pagoda tree in Budhist world,genewraly it is planted in cremetoria of various south east asian countries. Regards Hemant bedekar Ex-chief horticulturist , Relaince industries Ltd Mumbai. On Sunday, 8 July 2012 21:33:54 UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote:
> Forwarding pl. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Dr. Prithipalsingh <[email protected]> > Date: 8 July 2012 12:14 > Subject: Champa flower > > > This refers to the interesting column "She Baba" in Hindustan Times, > Sunday July 08, 2012, where Renuka Narayanan describes the "champa flower". > She has rightly indicated the botanical name as Michelia champaka for the > flower described. BUT, the accompanying illustration does not depict > Michelia champaka. Instead, the illustration shows "Plumeria alba". > In ths context, I would like to mention here that, the real champa > (Michelia champaka) is common in South India and is a popular tree growing > inside many temples compounds, as well as the flowersw being sold outside > the temples. On the other hand, "Plumeria alba" (also called "The Pagoda > Tree" (orgin ally from Japan/China), is commonly grown in North India as an > ornamental in gardens and along roadsides. It is erronously called "Champa" > although it is not in any way related to the real "Champa = Michelia > champaka". The two plants belong to very different 'families' in botanical > classification. The real champa (Michelia champaka) is classified in the > Family Magnoliaceae, while the other plant is classified in the Family > Apocynaceae". > > Dr. Prithipalsingh > Retired, Associate Professor > Department of Botany > Kirorimal College > __,_._,___ > > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1900 members & > 1,20,700 messages on 30/6/12) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 7000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > >
