Mesua

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Clusiaceae
Subfamily:	Kielmeyeroideae
Tribe:	Calophylleae
Genus:	Mesua L.

Species

Mesua ferrea
Mesua ferruginea
Mesua lepidota
Mesua nervosa

Mesua is a small genus of three or four species of flowering plants in the family Clusiaceae, 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.