Mesua
| Mesua | |
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| Mesua ferrea foliage | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Calophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Mesua L. |
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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.
They are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing to 13 m tall, with leaves arranged in opposite pairs.
Species
Plants of the World Online currently includes: [2]
- Mesua assamica (King & Prain) Kosterm. (syn. Kayea assamica)
- Mesua beccariana (Baill.) Kosterm.
- Mesua calophylloides (Ridl.) Kosterm.
- Mesua catharinae (Merr.) Kosterm.
- Mesua clemensiorum Kosterm.
- Mesua daphnifolia (Ridl.) Kosterm.
- Mesua elmeri (Merr.) Kosterm.
- Mesua eugeniifolia (Pierre) Kosterm.
- Mesua ferrea L.
- Mesua floribunda (Wall.) Kosterm.
- Mesua garciae (Fern.-Vill.) Kosterm.
- Mesua grandis (King) Kosterm.
- Mesua kochummeniana Whitmore
- Mesua korthalsiana (Pierre) Kosterm.
- Mesua lanceolata (Merr.) Kosterm.
- Mesua larnachiana (F.Muell.) Kosterm.
- Mesua lepidota T.Anderson
- Mesua macrantha (Baill.) Kosterm.
- Mesua macrocarpa (Pierre) Kosterm.
- Mesua macrophylla (Kaneh. & Hatus.) Kosterm.
- Mesua manii (King) Kosterm.
- Mesua megalocarpa (Merr.) Kosterm.
- Mesua myrtifolia (Baill.) Kosterm.
- Mesua navesii (Fern.-Vill.) Kosterm.
- Mesua nervosa Planch. & Triana
- Mesua nivenii Whitmore
- Mesua nuda Kosterm. ex Whitmore
- Mesua oblongifolia (Ridl.) Kosterm.
- Mesua paludosa (Kosterm.) Kosterm.
- Mesua paniculata (Blanco) Kosterm.
- Mesua philippinensis (Planch. & Triana) Kosterm.
- Mesua planigemma Kosterm.
- Mesua pulchella Planch. & Triana
- Mesua purseglovei Whitmore
- Mesua pustulata (Ridl.) P.S.Ashton
- Mesua racemosa (Planch. & Triana) Kosterm.
- Mesua rosea (Ridl.) Kosterm.
- Mesua stylosa (Thwaites) Kosterm.
- Mesua sukoeana (Bor) Kosterm.
- Mesua thwaitesii Planch. & Triana
- Mesua wrayi (King) Kosterm.
References
- ^ Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
- ^ Plants of the World Online: Mesua L. (retrieved 10 February 2020)