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.
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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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They are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing to 13 m tall, with leaves arranged in opposite pairs.
Species
editAccording 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 southwestern India
Formerly placed here
edit- Mesua daphnifolia (Ridl.) Kosterm., synonym of Kayea daphnifolia
- Mesua manii (King) Kosterm., synonym of Kayea manii
- Mesua rosea (Ridl.) Kosterm., synonym of Kayea rosea
- Mesua stylosa (Thwaites) Kosterm., synonym of Kayea stylosa
- Mesua wrayi (King) Kosterm., synonym of Kayea wrayi
References
edit- ^ Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
- ^ Mesua L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2023.