Monday, August 11, 2008

Champa


Champa - a very fragrant flower being sold in the old flower market in Dadar.
Champa is native to Indonesia, India and other neighbouring areas. It occurs naturally in the eastern Himalayan region. It is a large evergreen tree with a long straight bole of 18-21 m with a close tapering crown composed of ascending branches. The most interesting part of the tree are its flowers which are not very showy with few narrow yellowish white petals, but have an extremely heady fragrance. This fragrance has made Champa flowers very popular and they have been part of the culture in India from time immemorial. They are used in religious offering in various parts of India. On a warm humid night, the scents can easily be enjoyed several hundred feet away.
Info sourced from http://www.flowersofindia.net/
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17 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 11, 2008 at 9:54 AM

    i think this is the same flower we call Champangi in Tamil .... a very nice & fragrant one ....

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  2. AnonymousAugust 11, 2008 at 10:35 AM

    Another beautiful lush photo. Someone needs to invent a program that allows for sending smells online. I used to have some Nag Champa incense, I wonder if that's the same scent.

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  3. MumbaiiteAnuAugust 11, 2008 at 1:26 PM

    Fresh and beautiful.
    Great shot!
    Mumbai Daily Snapshot

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  4. Maria VerivakiAugust 11, 2008 at 2:11 PM

    very impressive buds

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  5. magiceyeAugust 11, 2008 at 3:08 PM

    @mediterranean kiwi.. these are not buds but blooms.

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  6. OlivierAugust 11, 2008 at 3:08 PM

    très belles tes fleurs, et elles ont une magnifique couleur

    your beautiful flowers, and they have a magnificient color

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  7. SallyAugust 11, 2008 at 3:43 PM

    Oh, HOW I wish the Internety had a smell capacity (well for some things, anyway!)

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  8. EG CameraGirlAugust 11, 2008 at 5:17 PM

    I've never seen these blooms before. You've made me curious about what they smell like!

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  9. Louis la VacheAugust 11, 2008 at 6:01 PM

    WOW! "Louis" can almost smell these flowers all the way to California!

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  10. marleyAugust 11, 2008 at 10:56 PM

    What a lovely flower, I can almost smell the scent here!

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  11. PJAugust 12, 2008 at 1:46 AM

    I love this. I hope you stay with this theme for a little while longer. These photos are just scrumptious.

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  12. Jane Hards PhotographyAugust 12, 2008 at 4:11 AM

    These are lovely so pretty a yellow.
    Interesting post.

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  13. • Eliane •August 13, 2008 at 8:23 AM

    I like learning about those flowers from India. I don't think I've seen those here. I'd be able to tell you if I knew the latin name.

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  14. EkiAugust 13, 2008 at 9:58 PM

    I love champa (cempaka in Indonesian) ... so fragrant ...

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  15. magiceyeJune 24, 2011 at 2:06 AM

    @mediterranean kiwi.. these are not buds but blooms.

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  16. SallyJune 24, 2011 at 2:06 AM

    Oh, HOW I wish the Internety had a smell capacity (well for some things, anyway!)

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  17. UnknownOctober 19, 2016 at 7:59 PM

    From where i can buy these flowers

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