Mesua

Mesua
Mesua ferrea foliage
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Calophyllaceae
Genus:	Mesua L.
Species
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A Mesua ferrea at the Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden in Thailand

Mesua is a small 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.

Vidalia Fern.-Vill. is a synonym of Mesua.

Species include:

• Mesua daphnifolia
• Mesua elegans
• Mesua ferrea
• Mesua ferruginea
• Mesua kochummenia
• Mesua kunstleri
• Mesua lepidota
• Mesua manii
• Mesua nervosa
• Mesua nivenii
• Mesua nuda
• Mesua purseglovei
• Mesua rosea
• Mesua stylosa
• Mesua wrayi

References

1. ^ Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/

• Germplasm Resources Information Network: Mesua
• University of Melbourne: Sorting Mesua names

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