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Nagkesar Seed Oil
Nagkesar oil is extracted from seeds of the nagkesar tree (''Mesua ferrea'', Hindi: नागकेसर). It belongs to the Calophyllaceae family. It is an East Indian evergreen tree and is often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume. It is the source of hardwood used for railroad ties. It is Sri Lanka's national tree. Etymology The generic name is after J. Mesue (777–857) and the specific epithet is from Latin, meaning 'belonging to iron', in reference to its famed and very hard, durable timber. Common names It is commonly known as Ceylon ironwood, cobra's saffron, Indian rose chestnut, ironwood tree, mesua, poached egg tree Common names in India *Hindi− नाग चम्पा (Nag champa, नागकेसर( Nagkesar ) *Urdu− नर्मिश्क, Narmishka *Tamil− Tadinangu, நாகப்பூ( nagappu), நாகேசுரம் (nakecuram) *Marathi− Thorlachampa, नागचंपा (nagchampa), न ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesua Ferrea
''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 , while in Sri Lanka up to . It is national tree of Sri Lanka, state tree of Mizoram and state flower of Tripura. Description The tree can grow over tall, often buttressed at the base with a trunk up to in diameter. The bark of younger trees has an ash grey color with flaky peelings, while of old trees the bark is dark ash-grey with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
