Mesua ferrea

Mesua ferrea

Taxonavigation

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: Mesua ferrea
Varieties: M. f. var. coromandeliana – M. f. var. salicina

Name

Mesua ferrea L., 1753

Synonyms

• Calophyllum nagassarium Burm. fil.
• Mesua nagana Gardn.
• Mesua nagassarium (Burm. fil.) Kosterm.
• Mesua nagassarium var. sclerophylla (Planch. & Triana) Trim.
• Mesua pedunculata Wight
• Mesua roxburghii Wight
• Mesua sclerophylla Thw.
• Mesua speciosa Choisy
• Mesua walkeriana Planch. & Triana

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan), Bangladesh, Thailand, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Java, peninsular Malaysia (throughout but commoner in the north), Andamans (North Andamans, Middle Andamans, South Andamans), Myanmar [Burma], India (West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Indonesia, Cambodia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 515. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Mesua ferrea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 17. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Mesua ferrea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul. 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Mesua ferrea. Published online. Accessed: Jul 17 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Mesua ferrea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jul 17.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Mesua ferrea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Jul 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mesua ferrea in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: নাগেশ্বর
English: Ceylon ironwood
suomi: Rautaviiriö

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