Botanical Name - Mesua Ferrea Common Name - Cobra Saffron, Indian Rose Chestnut Family: Calophyllaceae Species: M. ferrea  

Mesua Ferrea commonly known as Cobra saffron, nag kesar, Indian rose chestnut is a plant native to Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma, India, Thailand, Phillippines, Malaysia, Sumatra.

Mesua Ferrea is a very beautiful ornamental tree with its graceful shape and green grayish foliage coupled with red flush of drooping young leaves pink in color.