Surli nut

Mesua ferrea

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	10-12 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	18.0
Cultivation details
Layer	Tall trees
Growth	Slow
Uses
Utility	oil
Edible	true
Edible parts	Fruit, Leaves, Seed
Edible uses	Oil
Names
Alternate name	Poached egg tree, mesua indian rose chestnut, bosneak, bun nak, bun-naak, changkok, dieng-ngai, gangane, gangaw, ironwood, irul, kawtanok, kesaramu, lenggapus, mai-kam-kaw, mai-ting, matopus, mentepus, mesua, na, nag champa, naga sari, nagacesara, nagachambagam, nagachampakamu, nagakeshara, nagasampige, nagasari, nagchampa, nagesar, nageswar, nagkesar, nagkesara, nahor, nak but, nanga, nangal, nangu, ngai-ching, penaga lilin, penaga puteh, penaga sabut, penaga suga, penaga, penga kunyit, peri, poached egg tree, pohon nagasari, tapis, vap, veluthapala
Taxonomy
Family	Clusiaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
Introduced into	China South-Central, China Southeast, Trinidad-Tobago
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Created: 2020-11-13 18:53:37 UTC
Last updated: 2025-05-28 20:32:36 UTC by andrew-haupt

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