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ചുരുളി , नाग, नर्मिश्क, नागकेशर, Ceylon ironwood, Indian rose chestnut, poached egg treeor Cobra's saffron

Mesua ferrea

Description:

This slow-growing tree is named after the heaviness and hardness of its timber. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental due to its graceful shape, grayish-green foliage with a beautiful pink to red flush of drooping young leaves, and large, fragrant white flowers

Habitat:

It is native to wet, tropical parts of Sri Lanka, India, southern Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, the Philippines, Malaysia and Sumatra, where it grows in evergreen forests, especially in river valleys. In the eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats in India it grows up to altitudes of 1500 meters, while in Sri Lanka up to 1000 meters

Notes:

In Sri Lanka the pillars of the 14th century Embekke Shrine near Kandy are made of iron tree wood Here in Arippa forest Madathara I saw many trees and their tender leaves showed a wide spectrum of colors. Here one small tree with milky white tender leaves.

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This beautiful tree is used for furniture, gardening and has medicinal properties. And this tree is state flower of Tripura
state tree of Mizoram, and
national tree of Sri Lanka.

Kerala, India

Spotted on May 4, 2014
Submitted on May 5, 2014

Spotted for Mission

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