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Mesua

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Mesua ferrea

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Malpighiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Calophyllaceae
Tribus: Calophylleae
Genus: Mesua
Species: M. clemensorum – M. ferrea – M. kochummeniana – M. nuda – M. pulchella – M. purseglovei – M. pustulata – M. thwaitesii

Name

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Mesua L., 1753

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Nagassari Adans.
    • Nagatampo Adans.
    • Naghas Mirb. ex Steud.
    • Plagiorrhiza Hallier f.
    • Plinia Blanco non Plinia L., Sp. Pl. 516. (1753) (Myrtaceae)
    • Vidalia Fern.-Vill. non Vidalia J.V.Lamouroux ex J.Agardh, 1863, nom. cons. (Rhodomelaceae)
    • Rhynea Scop.

Note: Current analyses conclude that this genus is best treated as monotypic with just the type species and the rest of the species moved to Kayea s.l., for example, Ruhfel et al. (2016). However, the formal re-circumscription has not been undertaken.

References

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Additional references

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  • Priyangani, E.G.D., Gunatilleke, I.A.U.N. & Yakandawala, D.M.D. 2006. A Preliminary Anatomical and Morphological Study of The Genus Mesua in Sri Lanka: A Taxonomic Approach. Peradeniya University Research Session PURSE -2006, Proceeding and Abstracts 11: 139. Synopsis Reference page
  • Ruhfel, B.R., Bove, C.P., Philbrick, C.T. & Davis, C.C. 2016. Dispersal largely explains the Gondwanan distribution of the ancient tropical clusioid plant clade. American Journal of Botany 103(6): 1117-1128. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1500537 Open access Reference page
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Vernacular names

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English: Ironwood, Rose Chestnut
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