IndianJadiBooti Champawati - Plumeria Obtusa

Form: Dried Raw Herb

Other Names: White Frangipani, Singapore frangipani, Kathgolop, Gulchin, Champa, Khagi-leihao, Plumeria, West Indian Jasmine, Pagoda Tree (Far East), Seemai arali, Dead Man’s Fingers, Flower Of The Cross, Frangipani, Graveyard Tree, Singapore Frangipani, Champeya, Hemapushpa, Champaka, Golenchi, Golachin, Champa, Chafa, Frangipani, Common Frangipani, Kemboja, Bunga Kubur, Red Frangipani, Nosegay Frangipani, Chempaka, Pagoda Tree, Camboja

Champavati is used in leis and to mark important occasions because it represents positivity. The Champavati Herb flower, when placed in the hair, represents the wearer's marital status. She is accessible if there is a flower over her right ear, while she is taken if there is one over her left.

Champavati Herb, also known as pagoda tree or white frangipani, is a tiny, spherical tree in the dogbane family that normally reaches heights of 10 to 15 feet, while it can occasionally reach heights of 25 feet. Although it is native to the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas, it has been imported into a variety of tropical regions worldwide. White flowers with five petals and throats that measure up to 1 3/4" in diameter are fragrant.

White Frangipani can develop into a 0.9–6.1 m tall small shrub or tree with thick, widely spaced branches that are frequently coated in "knobby" protuberances. The tips of the branches are where the leaves are gathered. They have a distinctive obovate form, are enormous (between 6 and 22 cm long and 2 to 7 cm wide), and the tip of the leaf is rounded rather than pointed as it is in other species. The leaves of the Champavati Herb are black, leathery, and frequently lustrous on the upper surface. They have noticeable parallel secondary veins that extend from the midvein to the leaf margins.

This species' blooms are carried on a long, thick stalk in clusters that develop at the tips of the branches. Numerous white blooms with a little yellow centre can be found in each inflorescence. Five petals make up a flower, which are fused together at the base to form a narrow tube that gradually enlarges as the petals' lobes expand out. A dried follicle that splits along one side to release the winged seeds is the fruit of this species. The Greater Antilles and the Bahamas in Central America are the original home of the herb champavati. It is commonly grown in tropical regions, such as eastern Africa and Asia.

Benefits of Champavati Herb:

From spring to fall, flowers grow in clusters, with July and August frequently seeing the highest flowering. The blooms are frequently used in leis and perfume production in Hawaii. The name "shortleaf" refers to the narrow, obovate, glossy, dark green leaves that can grow up to 8 inches long. Fruits are cylindric seed pods that can grow to be between three and five inches long.