Mesua ferrea L.
Ceylon ironwood; Indian rose chestnut; Cobra's ironwood; mesua (GB)
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Ceylon ironwood; Indian rose chestnut; Cobra's ironwood; mesua (GB); | |
| Other names | penaga lilin (MY); nag kesar, nag champa, narmishka, tadinangu, vainavu, nokte, nagishor (IN) Negeswar (Trinidad & Tobago) |
Further information
| Intkey | ||
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| Wikipedia | ||
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| Xylotheque |
Origin
| States and Territories | China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan); Bangladesh; Thailand; Nepal; Laos; Viet Nam; Sri Lanka; Java; Fiji [I]; peninsular Malaysia (throughout but commoner in the north); Andaman Isl. (North Andamans, Middle Andamans, South Andamans); Myanmar; India (West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh [I], Bihar [I], Orissa [I]); Cambodia; Trinidad & Tobago [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Malpighiales | |||
| Family | Calophyllaceae | |||
| Genus | Mesua | |||
| Species | ferrea | |||
| Author citation | L. | |||
| Scientific name | Mesua ferrea L. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/gutmefer.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/rot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.94-1.13 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Bark
, Bark2, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Bark, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
, Label (2), (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
, Label, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
Leaves
, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Flower
, Young, leaves©By Alialb - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 ,
, oung, leaves, and, flowers©By Alialb - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 ,
Branch
, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson
Fruit
, Fruit©By Prasobhgs - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0@By Alialb - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 ,
, Ripe, fruits©By Alialb - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 ,
, Young, fruit©By Alialb - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 ,