Ceylon Ironwood tree (2209476856)

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Description: Calophyllaceae (Calophyllum family) » Mesua ferrea L. ¿ may-SEW-ah ? -- named after Mesue, father-son, Arabian physicians and botanists.. A Pocket Botanical Dictionary by Sir Joseph Paxton, John Lindley FER-ee-uh -- of iron.. Dave's Botanary commonly known as: Ceylon ironwood, cobra's saffron, Indian rose chestnut • Assamese: নাহৰ nahor, নোক্তে nokte • Bengali: নাগেশ্বর nagesar • Garo: kimde • Gujarati: નાગકેસર nagkesar • Hindi: नागेसर nagesar • Kannada: ನಾಗಕೇಸರ nagakesara, ನಾಗಸಂಪಿಗೆ nagasampige • Kashmiri: नागकेसरः nagkesarah • Konkani: नाग चम्पो nag champo, व्हडलो चम्पो vhadlo champo • Malayalam: നാഗകേസരം nagakesaram • Manipuri: নাগেসৰ nageshor • Marathi: नागचाफा nag chafa, नागकेशर nagkeshar • Mizo: herh-sê • Nepali: नाग केशर nag keshar • Oriya: ନାଗ କେଶର naga keshara • Pali: नाग naga • Punjabi: ਨਾਗਕੇਸਰ nagkesar • Sanskrit: नागकेसर nagakesara • Tamil: நாகமரம் nakamaram • Telugu: నాగకేసరము naga-kesaramu • Tibetan: na ga ge sar • Tulu: ಬೈನಾವು bainavu, ಕೇಶರ keshara Native of: India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • ENVIS - FRLHT. Date: 20 January 2008, 16:16. Source: Ceylon Ironwood tree. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.