Nagkesar Plant – Mesua Ferrea, Indian Rose Chestnut, Nag Champa

Nagkesar is a small to medium-size evergreen tree. Tree grows up to 13 m tall, often buttressed at the base with a trunk up to 90 cm in diameter. It has simple, narrow, oblong, dark green leaves of 7–15 cm long, with a whitish underside. The emerging young leaves are red to yellowish pink and drooping. The wood is very hard, heavy & strong. The weight of the wood is about 72 lbs per cubic foot & density is 1.12ton/m3. The root of the tree is used as an antidote for snake poison.