Mazhar Botanic Garden

Fagraea fragrans (Roxb.) DC.

Ironwood

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001255
Common name: Ironwood
English name: Tembusu
Arabic name: فاجرايا فرجربس
Native: Southeast Asia
Country: Cambodia India Indonesia Malaysia Singapore Thailand Vietnam
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen medium to large tree, growing 8-25 m tall conical crown when young, becoming irregular with age trunk and bark dark brown to blackish with deeply fissured leaves leathery, simple, elliptic 5-13 cm long flowers fragrant, cream-white, turn yellow to orange fruits small, round, bitter-tasting red berries5-10mm in diameter

Ornamental tree. Medicinal. Landscaping. The wood is highly prized for being durable, hard, and resistant to rot, termites, and weevils, making it excellent.  Used in reforestation projects because it is robust, growing in both sandy, poor soils and heavy clay. High quality fuel. The flower extract is used in aromatherapy. 

Fagraea peregrina (Rweinw) Blume

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Texture: Heavy clay Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Topography: Swamp
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds- cuttings
Flowering time: Spring-Autumn
Zone: 8 : 11
pH range: 5.0-6.0

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