Mesua ferrea

Ceylon ironwood
	Ceylon ironwood in Thelwatta, South-East Sri Lanka.
Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Mesua]]
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/MesuaM. ferrea
Binomial name
	Template:Taxonomy/MesuaMesua ferrea; L.
Synonyms
	Mesua coromandelina Wight; Mesua nagassarium (Burm.f.) Kosterm.; Mesua pedunculata Wight; Mesua roxburghii Wight; Mesua sclerophylla Thw.; Mesua speciosa Choisy ; Mesua stylosa

Mesua ferrea, the Sri Lankan ironwood, Indian rose chestnut, or cobra's 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, 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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Ceylon ironwood

Ceylon ironwood in Thelwatta, South-East Sri Lanka.
Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Mesua]]
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/MesuaM. ferrea
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/MesuaMesua ferrea L.
Synonyms
Mesua coromandelina Wight Mesua nagassarium (Burm.f.) Kosterm. Mesua pedunculata Wight Mesua roxburghii Wight Mesua sclerophylla Thw. Mesua speciosa Choisy Mesua stylosa