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'''''Mesua ferrea''''', the '''Sri Lankan ironwood''', '''Indian rose chestnut''', or '''cobra's saffron''', is a species in the [[family (biology)|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. | '''''Mesua ferrea''''', the '''Sri Lankan ironwood''', '''Indian rose chestnut''', or '''cobra's saffron''', is a species in the [[family (biology)|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]], [[South India]]. | It is native to wet, tropical parts of [[Sri Lanka]], [[South India]]. It was declared the National Tree of [[Sri Lanka]] on 26th February 1986. It was chosen as the National Tree for several reasons. | ||
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