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The Golden Champa is a well-known,tall,handsome tree with a straight trunk and spreding branches,and belongs to the plant family Magnoliaceae.The leaves,15-25 cm. long,are lanceolate,entire,smooth and hairless.The very fragrant, golden or yellow flowers are about 5-6.2 cm. in diameter and may be found solitarily located in the axils and well protected by a deciduous and hairy tract.The capsules are 18 mm. in diameter,dark brown and opening from the back into two woody halves.the round,brown and shiny seeds may be 1-12 in number.The tree been mentioned in many folk lores.