| Plant name | nīrnāṅkal | | Language | Tamil | | Latin name | Mesua ferrea L. - please click to view full record | | Latin name (synonyms) | Mesua nagassarium (Burm.f.) Kosterm., Mesua coromandelina Wight, Mesua pedunculata Wight, Mesua roxburghii Wight, Mesua sclerophylla Thw., Mesua speciosa Choicy | | Sanskrit name | nāgakesara, nāgapuṣpa | | Prakrit name | ṇāgakesara | | Hindi name | nāgakesar | | Bengali name | nāgeśvar | | Tamil name | iruḷmaram, curuḷi, nāgappū, nāṅku, nīrnāṅkal | | Malayalam name | nāgappūvu, nāṅku, nāgacampakam, vayanāvu, curuḷi, elipoṅku | | English name | Mesua, Iron-wood tree, Cobra’s saffron | Encyclopedias &
Dictionaries | Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (p. 2303)
Longleaved large-flowered iron wood, l. tr. Mesua ferrea speciosa
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