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1. Michelia figo (Lour.) Spreng.wfo-0000242744

Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 2: 643. 1825.— Liriodendron figo Lour., Fl. Cochinch. 1: 347. 1790.

Accepted Name : Magnolia figo (Lour.) DC.
Syst. Nat. 1: 460. 1817.

Description : A shrub, often profusely branched. Leaves oblong-elliptic, 3–10 by 2–5 cm. Flower-buds broadly ellipsoid or globose, strongly fragrant. Tepals 6, ivory-coloured, only slightly open before falling away.

Thailand : Cultivated in gardens.

Distribution : Native of SE China.

Vernacular : Champi khaek (จำปีแขก)(Central); champa khaek (จำปาแขก)(Southeastern).