Magnolia champaca, Chembakam, Champak, ചെമ്പകം

Family: Magnoliaceae
Vernacular names: Chembakam, ചെമ്പകം (Malayalam), Champak (English), Champaka (Sanskrit), Champa (Hindi), Sambagan (Tamil)
Distribution: Indo-Malesia and China
Description: Evergreen trees, to 30 m high. Leaves simple, alternate; lamina 8-25 x 4-10 cm, ovate, ovate-lanceolate, elliptic-lanceolate or elliptic-oblong, base acute, apex acuminate, margin entire, wavy, glabrous above, puberulent beneath. Flowers bisexual, yellow or white, fragrant, 4-5 cm across, solitary; flower bud enclosed by a greenish-yellow, spathaceous, pubescent, coriaceous, deciduous bracts; perianth parts 12-15, 4.5-8 cm long; stamens numerous, subcalvate. Fruit an aggregate of capsules; seeds 3-4, enclose by fleshy red aril.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Evergreen forests, also grown as garden plant
Flowering & Fruiting: March-July

Parts used: Flowers, Leaves and Bark
Properties & Uses: Consuming the flower and its juice used in treating urinary problems. Sperm count is increased by taking the leaf extract once each week. It promotes heart function and makes the blood healthy.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda,
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