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ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 80
- Scientific Name: Mesua ferrea Linn.
- Family: Clusiaceae (Guttifereae)
- Trade Name: Mesua
- Common Name: Nanku, Churuli
- പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്: നാങ്കു, ചുരുളി, നാഗകേസരം
- Native: Indian Subcontinent to Indo-China and West & Central Malesia
- Specimen from: Aramba, Kallar Range (Achenkovil)
- State & Region: Kerala, India
- Collected by: K. M. Bhat & K. V. Bhat
- General Characteristics: Evergreen trees, about 20-30 m tall, bark smooth, brownish grey to dark brown. Flowers bisexual, white, fragrant, fruit is a capsule.
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