Mesua ferrea

¿ 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 chestnut, poached egg tree • Abor: ingi-asing • Assamese: নাগেশ্বৰ nageswor, নাগকেশৰ nagkexor, নাহৰ nahor, নোক্তে nokte • Bengali: নাগেশ্বর nageshwar, নাগকেশর nagkeshar • Dogri: नाग चम्बा naag chamba • Garo: karai, khimdi • Gujarati: નાગચંપો nagchampo, નાગકેસર nagkesar, થોરલા ચંપા thorla champa • Hindi: दलाढक daladhak, द्विप dvipa, नागचंपा nagchampa, नागेसर nagesar, नागकेसर nagkesar, फलक phalak, फणिकेशर phani-keshar, पुष्परोचन pushp-rochan, वज्रकाठ vajrakat • Kachari: khung-khari-baphang • Kannada: ನಾಗಕೇಸರ naagakesara, ನಾಗಸಂಪಿಗೆ naagasampige • Karbi: micharne, phik charnearong • Kashmiri: नागकीसर् nagkisar • Khasi: dieng-ngai • Konkani: नागचाम्फो nagchamfo, व्हडलो चाम्पो vhadlo champo • Kuki: kherser • Malayalam: ചുരുളി churuli, നാഗചമ്പകം naagachampakam, നാഗകേസരം naagakesaram, നാഗപ്പൂ naagappu, നാങ്ക്‌ naanku, വയനാവ്‌ vayanaav • Manipuri: ꯅꯥꯒꯦꯁꯣꯔ nagesor, ꯅꯥꯒꯦꯁ꯭ꯋꯔ nageswar, ꯎꯊꯧ uthou • Marathi: नागचाफा nag chafa, नागकेशर nagkeshar • Mech: nasser-bippang • Mishing: নাহৰ nahor • Mizo: herh-sê • Naga: ngai-ching • Nepali: नागकेशर naagakeshar, नागेश्वरी naageshwaree, रुख् केशर rukh keshar • Nyishi: nahar • Odia: ଦଳାଢ଼କ dalardhaka, ଦେବ ବଲ୍ଲଭ deba ballabha, ଦେବ କେଶର deba kesara, ଦ୍ବିପ dwipa, ହେମ ପୁଷ୍ପ hema pushpa, ନାଗ କେଶର naga keshara, ନମେରୁ nameru, ପାଟଳ patala, ଫଳକ phalaka, ଫଣି କେଶର phani kesara, ପୁନ୍ନାଗ punnaga, ରାଜ ପୁଷ୍ପ raja pushpa, ରକ୍ତପୁଷ୍ପ raktapushpa, ରକ୍ତ ରେଣୁ rakta renu, ରକ୍ତ ଶେଖର rakta sekhara, ରୁକ୍ମ rukhma, ସ୍ୱର୍ଣ୍ଣ sarnna, ସର୍ପାଖ୍ୟ sarpakhya, ଷଟ୍ପଦ ପ୍ରିୟ shatpada priya, ସୁଗନ୍ଧିକ sugandhika, ସୁପର୍ଣ୍ଣ suparnna, ସୁରପନ୍ନାଗ surapannaga • Pali: नाग रुक्ख naga rukkha • Punjabi: ਨਾਗਕੇਸਰ nagkesar • Sanskrit: अहिपुष्प ahipuspa, भुजङ्गाख्य bhujangakhya, चाम्पेय champeya, दलाढक daladhaka, द्विप dvipa, हेमन् heman, हेमपुष्प hemapuspa, हीन hina, इभकेशर ibhakeshara, इभाख्य ibhakhya, जनकाह्वय janakahvaya, कनक kanaka, कनकाह्व kanakahva, कारुज karuja, केसर kesara, खरघातन kharaghatana, किञ्ज kinja, नागाह्वा nagahva, नागकेसर nagakesara, नागाख्य nagakhya, नागनामक naganamaka, नागपुष्प nagapushpa, नागीज nagija, पन्नगकेसर pannagakesara, फलक phalaka, फणिकेसर phanikesara, पिञ्जर pinjara, पुष्परोचन pushparochana, राजपुष्प rajapushpa, रुक्म rukma, सर्प sarpa, सर्पाख्य sarpakhya, षट्पदप्रिय satpadapriya, सुपर्णाख्य suparnakhya, सुवर्ण suvarna, सुवर्णाख्य suvarnakhya, वारणकेसर varanakesara, वराटकरजस् varatakarajas • Tamil: ஐசிலம் aicilam, சிறுநாகம் ciru-nakam, சிறுநாகப்பூ ciru-nakappu, சுருளி curuli, இராசயுகம் iraca-yukam, நாகமரம் nakamaram, நாங்கு nanku, பாலை palai • Telugu: చీకటి మాను cheekatimaanu, గజపుష్పము gaja-pushpamu, కేసరము kesaramu, కింజల్కము kinjalkamu, నాగచంపకము naagachampakamu, నాగకేసరము naga-kesaramu, సువర్ణము suvarnamu • Tibetan: ཀེ་ས་ར། ke sa ra, ཀླུ་ཤིང་གི་མེ་ཏོག klu shing gi me tog, ན་ག་གེ་སར། na ga ge sar • Tippera: khershei • Tulu: ಬೈನಾವು bainavu, ಕೇಶರ keshara • Urdu: ناگيسر nagesar, پهلك phalak, پهنکيشر phani-keshar, پشپ روچن pushp-rochan

botanical names: Mesua ferrea L. … accepted infraspecifics: Mesua ferrea var. ferrea … heterotypic synonyms: Calophyllum nagassarium Burm.f. • Mesua nagassarium (Burm.f.) Kosterm. • Mesua pedunculata Wight • Mesua roxburghii Wight … POWO

• Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia

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• the large, fragrant white flowers have a golden centre, earning the tree its “poached egg” name

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• XOBDO – A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India
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• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• ৱিকিপিডিয়া – মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ
• WISDOM LIBRARY – the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge

• XOBDO – A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India

• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name … facebook

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

• विकिपीडिया – एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts … or नागकेशर nagkeshar
• विकिपीडिया – एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• Many thanks to Dr Mahadeswara Swamy for validating these names … efloraofindia
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K – Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka – Shodhganga
• BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• for Mesua roxburghii Wight … A dictionary of the Kashmiri language by George Abraham Grierson

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
• FRLHT’s ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• വിക്കിപീഡിയ – സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with this name … efloraofindia
• BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
• FRLHT’s ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ – സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
• A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with this name … efloraofindia
• വിക്കിപീഡിയ – സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം

• Flowers of India

• Flowers of India
• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• for Mesua nagassarium (Burm.f.) Kosterm. … The Gazetteer Department … महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• विकिपीडिया – मुक्त ज्ञानकोश

• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) … or नागकेसर nagkesar, नाकेशर nakeshar
• विकिपीडिया – मुक्त ज्ञानकोश

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• Dictionary of the Lushai language by James Herbert Lorrain
• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names … efloraofindia

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India – developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site … Accessed on 22 September 2023

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

• The Pali Text Society’s Pali-English dictionary. Chipstead, 1921-1925.

• The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh

• for Mesua roxburghii Wight … Learn Sanskrit – पठत संस्कृतम् – शब्दकोशः

• for ironwood of Ceylon … Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• FRLHT’s ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

• for Mesua … Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• FRLHT’s ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

• விக்கிப்பீடியா – கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம்

• Flora Andhrika – Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• for Mesua roxburghii Wight … A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown
• FRLHT’s ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

• Flora Andhrika – Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• FRLHT’s ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

• 84000 : Translating the words of the Buddha

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
• Shri R L Badhwar and Dr R R Fernandez – Edible Wild Plants of the Himalayas – The Forest Research Institute and Colleges, Dehra Dun
• or kharshei … K. A. Chowdhury, S. S. Ghosh and others – Indian Woods – their identification, properties and uses – Vol. I

• ವಿಕಿಕೋಟ್ – ಒಂದು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ
• बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् – changing the way in which Tuluvas consume their food

• Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) by Rev. A. Männer
• बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् – changing the way in which Tuluvas consume their food

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

• Hassler, Michael (2004 – 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 16.3; last update Sept. 7th, 2023. Last accessed 04/09/2023.

[I] = introduced