Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Clusiaceae | Genus: Mesua | Species: Mesua ferrea L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Mesua speciosa, Mesua coromandelina | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Nagkesar | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Iron Wood Tree, Indian Rose Chestnu, | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Nageshor | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Globse, often beaked, thinly wody, usually dehiscng with 2(-4) vales before faling, often exuding resinous droplets |
| Habitat | Occurs in evergreen forests, especially in river valleys and cultivated in plains grown as ornamental | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Malysia, Myanmar, Philpines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailnd and Vietnam | Bark Details | Brown with irregularly large flaky peeling, blaze reddish |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree up to 13 m tall, often buttressed at the base with a trunk up to 90 cm in diameter | Leaf Details | Leaves (lamina) 7.5-14 x 1.5-3.5 cm narrowly acuminate |
