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'''Mesua ferrea''' is a species in the family Calophyllaceae. This slow-growing tree is named after the heaviness and hardness of its timber. It is native to wet, tropical parts of Sri Lanka, India, southern Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, the Philippines, Malaysia and Sumatra.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Urinary tract infection}}, {{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Itching}}, {{Uses|Swelling}},{{Uses|Inflammatory disease}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Excess thirst}}<ref name"Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|White|5-20|Flowers fragrant white, large and solitary or in clusters|Flowering from February to May}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Ovoid|7–10 mm|Fruits ovoid with persistent calyx|Dark brown with oily and fleshy cotyledons|1-4|Fruiting from May to October}}
===Other features===
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Mesua+ferrea Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 399</ref>
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