Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Clusiaceae | Genus: Mesua | Species: Mesua ferrea Linn.( नागकेसर ) |
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| Synonym | Mesua nagassarium (Burm. F.) Kosterm. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Nagkesar, Nahar | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Iron Wood Tree | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Nagkesar | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up To 1500 M | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Globse, Often Beaked, Thinly Wody, Usually Dehiscng With 2(-4) Vales Before Faling, Often Exuding Resinous Droplets |
| Habitat | Cultivated In Plains Grown As Ornamental | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Cambodia, Malysia, Myanmar, Philpines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailnd And VietnamCambodia, India, Malysia, Myanmar, Philpines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailnd And Vietnam | Bark Details | Brown With Irregularly Large Flaky Peeling, Blaze Reddish |
| Distribution in Haryana | Sonepat | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen Trees, Up To 25 M Tall. Bark Dark Gray-brown, Thin, Fissured. Leaves Always Pendulous, Leaf Blade Reddish Yellow When Young, Becoming Dark Green, Abaxially Usually Glaucous, Adaxially Dark Green, Lanceolate Or Narrowly Ovate-lanceolate To Linear-lanceolate. Flowers Solitary, Axillary, Sepals (outer 2 Slightly Larger Than Inner 2). Petals White, Obovate- Cuneate. Stamens With Filaments Filiform, Anthers Golden-yellow, Oblong. Fruit Broadly Ovoid Or Laterally Depressed Globose. Seeds Irregular In Shape, Coat Brown, Fragile | Leaf Details | Leaves Always Pendulous, Leaf Blade Reddish Yellow When Young, Becoming Dark Green, Abaxially Usually Glaucous, Adaxially Dark Green, Lanceolate Or Narrowly Ovate-lanceolate To Linear-lanceolate. Lamina 7.5-14 X 1.5-3.5 Cm Narrowly Acuminate |
