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Mesua ferrea, the Ceylon ironwood, or cobra saffron, is a species in the family Calophyllaceae. 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. 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 1,500 m (4,900 ft), while in Sri Lanka up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It is national tree of Sri Lanka, state tree of Mizoram and state flower of Tripura.

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  • Mesua ferrea (de)
  • Nagasari (tumbuhan) (in)
  • Mesua ferrea (fr)
  • Mesua ferrea (en)
  • Мезуя железная (ru)
  • Mesua ferrea (sv)
  • 铁力木 (zh)
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  • Mesua ferrea oder die Kastanienrose, der Eisenbaum, Nagasbaum, ist ein Baum in der Familie der Calophyllaceae aus Indien und Südostasien bis ins südliche China. (de)
  • Mesua ferrea est une espèce de plantes sempervirentes de la famille des Calophyllaceae. Cet arbre est originaire des régions humides et tropicales du Sri Lanka, d'Inde, de Birmanie, de Thaïlande, d'Indochine, des Philippines, de Malaisie et de Sumatra. Il pousse dans les forêts sempervirentes, surtout près des rivières, dans les vallées. Il est cultivé comme plante ornementale pour son port gracieux, pour son feuillage vert-grisâtre et ses fleurs blanches. Les feuilles les plus jeunes sont rouge-rosé. (fr)
  • Mesua ferrea, the Ceylon ironwood, or cobra saffron, is a species in the family Calophyllaceae. 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. 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 1,500 m (4,900 ft), while in Sri Lanka up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft). It is national tree of Sri Lanka, state tree of Mizoram and state flower of Tripura. (en)
  • Mesua ferrea är en tvåhjärtbladig växtart som beskrevs av Carl von Linné. Mesua ferrea ingår i släktet Mesua och familjen Calophyllaceae. (sv)
  • Мезуя, или Меза железная, Цейлонское железное дерево (лат. Mésua férrea) — вид рода Мезуя (Mesua) семейства Калофилловые (Calophyllaceae). (ru)
  • 铁力木(学名:Mesua ferrea)为胡桐科铁力木属下的一个种。 (zh)
  • Nagasari (Mesua ferrea L.) adalah sejenis pohon anggota suku manggis-manggisan (Clusiaceae) yang kayunya bernilai ekonomi tinggi. Dalam literatur dagang ia dikenal sebagai Ceylon ironwood, Indian rose chestnut, dan Cobra's saffron. Tumbuhan ini di Sri Langka, menjadi pohon nasional di negara itu, dan dikenal sebagai penaga lilin atau na dalam bahasa Sinhala. (in)
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  • Ceylon ironwood (en)
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