Scientific name : Mesua ferrea L.
Local name : Penaga lilin
Family : Clusiaceae
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Mesua ferrea or penaga lilin is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 m tall. The leaves are colourful , of beautiful pink to red flush drooping when young and later becoming greyish-green waxy when old.The white and yellow flowers are fragrant. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental in Asia due to its graceful shape.The tree also can be planted as hedges, and sometimes as an avenue tree.
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Native to Sri Lanka,India,southern Nepal,Burma,Thailand,Indochina,Philippines,Malaysia and Sumatra.
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