Mesua

Genus of flowering plants

Mesua

Mesua ferrea foliage
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Malpighiales
Family:  | Calophyllaceae
Genus:  | Mesua

Species

See text

Synonyms

* Nagassari Adans.
* Nagatampo Adans.
* Naghas Mirb. ex Steud.
* Plagiorrhiza Hallier f.
* Plinia Blanco
* Vidalia Fern.-Vill.
* Rhynea Scop.

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.

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

## Species

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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

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* 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

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

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

Taxon identifiers

Mesua|

* Wikidata: Q3237856
* Wikispecies: Mesua
* APNI: 96667
* CoL: 5Q4M
* EoL: 2889805
* EPPO: 1MSUG
* FNA: 120363
* FoAO2: Mesua
* FoC: 120363
* GBIF: 7329993
* GRIN: 7499
* iNaturalist: 185954
* IPNI: 19370-1
* IRMNG: 1380867
* NCBI: 114078
* Open Tree of Life: 512923
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19370-1
* Tropicos: 40017878
* WFO: wfo-4000023881