Family Name: Calophyllaceae
Common Name: Ceylon Ironwood,
Indian Rose Chestnut
Penaga Lilin
Poached Egg Tree
Synonym: M. Coromandeliana
M. Pedunculate
M. Nagassarium
M. Speciosa
Description:
The tree that is native to Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. The tree can grow over 30 meters tall, often buttressed at the base with a trunk up to 2meters in diameter. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental due to its graceful shape, grayish-green foliage with a beautiful pink to red flush of drooping young leaves.