Family: Magnoliaceae

White champaca is an evergreen tree growing up to 60 feet tall. Fragrant white flowers and glossy green leaves adorn this species. This tree is a cross between Michelia champaca and M. montana. White champaca stays shorter than M. champaca and takes up much less room. New progeny can be made from seed, but they might not have their parents’ scent, stature, or beauty. Grafting or air layering will yield a tree just like the parent tree. It prefers rich loamy soil with lots of organic matter. Once established, the tree doesn’t need much care. For easy flower picking, keep it trimmed within reaching height. 

Other common names include pak lan and pakalana.

Plant Uses:

• Container plant
• Cultural significance
• Edible
• Fragrant
• Lei flower
• Privacy / screening
• Specimen

Plant Dangers:

• No dangers

High Risk Traits:

• Repeated introductions outside native range
  
• Tolerates coppicing
  
• Intentionally dispersed by people (ornamental, fragrance)
  
• Bird-dispersed seeds (based on M. champaca)
  
• Seeds survive gut passage with enhanced germination
  
• Produces viable seed

Low Risk Traits:

• Not naturalized (only cultivated)
  
• No weed history
  
• No spines, thorns, or burrs
  
• Not allelopathic, parasitic, or toxic
  
• No fire hazard
  
• Narrow soil preference
  
• No vegetative fragmentation
  
• No wind/water dispersal
  
• No persistent seed bank (<1 year)
  
• Low seed production