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Mesua thwaitesii, is a plant species in the family Calophyllaceae. It is native to Sri Lanka and southwestern India. The Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka call it "Diya Nā - දිය නා". The plant is highly valuable as a medicinal plant within the country.
Timber, seeds and bark of Mesua thwaitesii is known to have Xanthones and 4-phenylcoumarins.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mesua thwaitesii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
