Mesua

<i>Mesua</i>

Mesua

Genus of flowering plants

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.

Quick Facts Mesua, Scientific classification ...

They are evergreen shrubs or small trees growing to 13 m tall, with leaves arranged in opposite pairs.

Species

According 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

References

  1. [1]
    Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
  2. [2]
    Mesua L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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