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
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Mesua
L.
Species

See text

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

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
  1. Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
  2. Plants of the World Online: Mesua L. (retrieved 10 February 2020)
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