Mesua
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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 roxburghii
- Mesua stylosa
- Mesua thwaitesii
- Mesua wrayi
References
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- ↑ Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
