Flower Bloom - Ceylon ironwood 铁力木 (2024 0522)
family name: Calophyllaceae.
native to the Indomalayan realm. It is the national tree of Sri Lanka, as well as the state tree of Mizoram and state flower of Tripura in India
Common Name: Mesua ferrea L.Ceylon Ironwood, Na Tree, Diya Na, Nagchampa, Nagacuram, Nagasari, Ironwood Tree, Ironwood, Indian Rose Chestnut, Poached Egg Tree, Cobra's Saffron, Penaga Lilin, Penaga, Lenggapus, 铁力木, 铁木树, cobra saffron, Kant Kaw in Myanmar.
The bisexual flowers are 4–7.5 cm (1.6–3.0 in) in diameter, with four white petals and a center of numerous orange yellow stamens. The fruit is an ovoid to globose capsule with one to two seeds.
Locate: Buddha Tooth Relic Temple
Getting There:
MRT Maxwell (TE18) Exit 1
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