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Mesua ferrea var. ferrea
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Family:
CLUSIACEAE/GUTTIFERAE
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Citation: Mesua ferrea L., Sp. Pl. 515. 1753, var. ferrea; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 277. 1874; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 77(55). 1915; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 81. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 71. 1985; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 46. 1990; N.P. Singh in B.D. Sharma & Sanjappa, Fl. India 3:136.1993; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 22. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 22,30. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 53. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 32. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 70. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 23. 2002; W. Arisdason & P. Daniel in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 349. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 110. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 137. 2009.
Mesua nagassarium (Burm. f.) Kosterm., Ceylon J. Sci. 12, 1: 71. 1976; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 55. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 21. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 72. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 73. 1994; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 88. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 72. 2005.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Churuli, Eliponku, Nagachempakam, Nagakesaram, Nagapoovu, Nangakilkuru, Nangu, Peri, Seemanagapoovu, Vayanaavu, Veluthapala
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Indian Rose chestnut, Ceylon Ironwood, Cobra's Saffron, Inagas tree, Ironwood, Mesua, Nagas tree, Penaga Lili
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Description:
Trees; bark ash or grey coloured, reddish when cut. Leaves red and pendulous when young, simple, opposite, 8-12 x 2-4.5 cm, elliptic to oblong- lanceolate, base broadly attenuate or rounded, apex acuminate or cuspidate, coriaceous, shiny above, glaucous beneath and generally covered with a wax-like white powder beneath; nerves many, close and parallel; petiole to 1 cm long. Flowers white, scented, solitary or in pairs at axils, bisexual, 4.5-5.5 cm, across. Sepals 4 in two pairs, 1.3-1.6 cm long, broadly ovate, persistent. Petals 4, sometimes 5, white with brown veins, 2.5-3.5 x 1.3-1.5 cm, obovate or obcordae, margins curled. Stamens numerous; anthers yellow. Ovary 4-6 mm long, ovoid; ovules 2 in each locule; stigma peltate. Fruits 2-2.5 x 1.5-2 cm, ovoid; seeds 1-4, pyriform, dark brown.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-July
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Sholayar, Karimala Hills, Kattalappara, Nelluyampathy forests, Kariamchola, Karimalagopuram, Damsite, Aruvanpara, On the banks of Kunthipuzha, Kakki hills, Chandanathode, Ayyappankovil, Peradala, Chettikulangara, Ampumala, Rockwood, Ettapadappu,
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