Mesua

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Mesua is a genus of flowering plants in the family Calophyllaceae, 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.

Mesua
Mesua ferrea.jpg
Mesua ferrea foliage
Scientific classificatione
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Calophyllaceae
Genus: Mesua
L.
Species
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Synonyms
  • Nagassari Adans.
  • Nagatampo Adans.
  • Naghas Mirb. ex Steud.
  • Plagiorrhiza Hallier f.
  • Plinia Blanco
  • Vidalia Fern.-Vill.
  • Rhynea Scop.

Species

Plants of the World Online currently includes:

  • 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.