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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kudos_utopia" data-source="post: 7032795" data-attributes="member: 90660">National TreeNa (iron wood) or (Mesua Ferrea)<img src="http://www.mysrilanka.com/travel/lanka/nati_symbol/imgx/tree1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />This rain forest tree grows to about 30 m high and indigenous to the lower wet Zone of Sri Lanka. Remarkable Features of NA is beautiful bright Red Leaves and finally matured in to a deep green. Timber has a very hardness and durability and used to make bridges in the early times. But now not allowed for timber due to it's religious value. It's believed that the first visit of Buddha was to grove of a NA Tree at Miyanganaya and also the next Buddha (mithriya) will attain enlightenment under a NA tree. The flower of NA is also used in herbal medicine and preparation of perfumes, cosmetics and soaps. This was named as the National Tree in 1986.</blockquote>

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