Mesua ferrea L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 1: 734 734 1762. (Syn: Calophyllum nagassarium Burm.f. (Unresolved); Mesua nagassarium (Burm. f.) Kosterm.); . ¿ may-SEW-ah ? — named after Mesue, father-son, Arabian physicians and botanists … A Pocket Botanical Dictionary by Sir Joseph Paxton, John Lindley FER-ee-uh — of iron … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: Ceylon ironwood, cobra’s saffron, Indian rose […]