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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Mesua ferrea.jpg
|image_caption = ''Mesua ferrea'' foliage
|taxon = Mesua
|authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = [[#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 plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Calophyllaceae]],<ref>Stephens, P.F. (2001 onwards). [[Angiosperm Phylogeny Website]]. Version 9, June 2008. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/</ref> native to tropical southern [[Asia]]. Common names include [[ironwood]] (shared with many other plants) and rose chestnut.
They are [[evergreen]] [[shrub]]s or small [[tree]]s growing to 13 m tall, with leaves arranged in opposite pairs.
== Species ==
According to ''[[Plants of the World Online]]'', ten species are currently accepted:<ref name = "POWO">[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19370-1 ''Mesua'' L.] ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 26 May 2023.</ref>
* ''[[Mesua clemensiorum]]'' <small> Kosterm.</small> – Vietnam
* ''[[Mesua ferrea]]'' <small> L.</small> – India and Sri Lanka to Indochina, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java, and the Philippines
* ''[[Mesua kochummeniana]]'' <small> Whitmore</small> – Peninsular Malaysia
* ''[[Mesua nivenii]]'' <small> Whitmore</small> – Peninsular Malaysia
* ''[[Mesua nuda]]'' <small> Kosterm. ex Whitmore</small> – Peninsular Malaysia
* ''[[Mesua planigemma]]'' <small> Kosterm.</small> – Borneo
* ''[[Mesua pulchella]]'' <small> Planch. & Triana</small> – southwestern Sri Lanka
* ''[[Mesua purseglovei]]'' <small> Whitmore</small> – Peninsular Malaysia
* ''[[Mesua pustulata]]'' <small> (Ridl.) P.S.Ashton</small> – Borneo
* ''[[Mesua thwaitesii]]'' <small> Planch. & Triana</small> – Sri Lanka and southwestern India
===Formerly placed here===
* ''Mesua daphnifolia'' <small>(Ridl.) Kosterm.</small>, synonym of ''[[Kayea daphnifolia]]''
* ''Mesua manii'' <small>(King) Kosterm.</small>, synonym of ''[[Kayea manii]]''
* ''Mesua rosea'' <small>(Ridl.) Kosterm.</small>, synonym of ''[[Kayea rosea]]''
* ''[[Mesua stylosa]]'' <small>(Thwaites) Kosterm.</small>, synonym of ''Kayea stylosa''
* ''[[Mesua wrayi]]'' <small>(King) Kosterm.</small>, synonym of ''Kayea wrayi''
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124024/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7499 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Mesua'']
*[http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Mesua.html University of Melbourne: Sorting ''Mesua'' names]
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[[Category:Malpighiales genera]]