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2. Michelia alba DC.wfo-0001238676

Syst. 1: 449. 1817.

Accepted Name : Magnolia x alba (DC.) Figlar
Proc. Int. Symp. Magnoliac. 21. 2000.

Description : Small to medium-sized tree. Leaves oblong-lanceolate to ovate, 15–25(–36) by 4–9(–11) cm. Flower-buds narrowly fusiform, strongly scented. Tepals 8–12. Carpels 10–13 in a gynoecium, glabrous. No fruiting specimens ever seen. A cultigen of probably Malesian (or south Chinese?) origin; generally propagated by marcotting.

Vernacular : Champi (จำปี).