Overview
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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 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
Vidalia 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
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- ^ Stephens, P.F. (2001 o nwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/
Taxonomy
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The Genus Mesua is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 72 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in the Genus Mesua: M. acuminatissima · M. assamica · M. beccariana · M. borneensis · M. bracteata · M. brevipes · M. calophylloides · M. catharinae · M. caudata · M. clemensorum · M. coriacea · M. coromandeliana · M. coromandelina · M. curtisii · M. daphnifolia · M. elegans · M. elmeri · M. eugeniifolia · M. ferrea (Cobra´s Saffron) · M. ferrea var. angustifolia · M. ferrea var. coromandeliana · M. ferrea var. heynei · M. ferruginea (Ironwood Tree) · M. floribunda · M. garciae · M. glabra · M. grandis · M. hexapetala · M. kochummenia · M. kochummeniana · M. korthalsiana · M. kunstleri · M. kunstleri var. curtisii · M. lanceolata · M. larnachiana · M. lepidota · M. macrantha · M. macrocarpa · M. macrophylla · M. manii · M. megalocarpa · M. myrtifolia · M. nagana · M. nagassarium · M. nagassarium var. coramandeliana · M. navesii · M. nervosa (Chestnut Ironwood) · M. nivenii · M. nuda · M. oblongifolia · M. paludosa · M. paniculata · M. parviflora · M. pedunculata · M. philippinensis · M. planigemma · M. pulchella · M. purseglovei · M. pustulata · M. racemosa · M. rivulorum · M. rosea · M. roxburghii · M. salicina · M. sclerophylla · M. singaporiana · M. speciosa · M. stylosa · M. sukoeana · M. thwaitesii · M. walkeriana · M. 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/
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