Punna /Punnai/ Nagapoo/ Naagchafa/ Nagkeshar/ Nahar -Messua Tree/ Alexandrian Laurel/ Beauty Leaf Poon

Calophyllum inophyllum is a large evergreen plant, commonly called tamanu, mastwood, beach calophyllum, beautyleaf or Sinhala It is native to tropical Asia and Wallacea. Due to its importance as a source of timber for the traditional shipbuilding of large outrigger ships, it has been spread in prehistoric times by the migrations of the Austronesian peoples…