Mesua

Mesua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calophyllaceae,[1] native to tropical southern Asia. Common names include ironwood (shared with many other plants) and rose chestnut.

Mesua
Mesua ferrea foliage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Mesua
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Species

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Synonyms
  • Nagassari Adans.
  • Nagatampo Adans.
  • Naghas Mirb. ex Steud.
  • Plagiorrhiza Hallier f.
  • Plinia Blanco
  • Vidalia Fern.-Vill.
  • Rhynea Scop.

They are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing to 13 m tall, with leaves arranged in opposite pairs.

Species

According to Plants of the World Online, ten species are currently accepted:[2]

  • Mesua clemensiorum Kosterm. – Vietnam
  • Mesua ferrea L. – India and Sri Lanka to Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, and the Philippines
  • Mesua kochummeniana Whitmore – Peninsular Malaysia
  • Mesua nivenii Whitmore – Peninsular Malaysia
  • Mesua nuda Kosterm. ex Whitmore – Peninsular Malaysia
  • Mesua planigemma Kosterm. – Borneo
  • Mesua pulchella Planch. & Triana – southwestern Sri Lanka
  • Mesua purseglovei Whitmore – Peninsular Malaysia
  • Mesua pustulata (Ridl.) P.S.Ashton – Borneo
  • Mesua thwaitesii Planch. & Triana – Sri Lanka and soutwestern India

Formerly placed here

References

  1. Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
  2. Mesua L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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