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Mesua

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Noun1.Mesua - genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowersMesua - genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
Clusiaceae, family Clusiaceae, family Guttiferae, Guttiferae, St John's wort family - widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber
ironwood, ironwood tree, Mesua ferrea, rose chestnut - handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties


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umbronata (menungau) and Mesua hexapetalum (kamsia), along with many other species including Cleistanthus sumatranus (kertik), Crudia teysmannii (timba tawang), Fordia splendissima (limau antu), Garcinia bancana (sikup), Homalium caryophyllaceum (pekeras), Ilex cymosa (kayu telor), Microcos cf.
These showed that the species that most often survive a fire are: Shorea balangeran (kawi) (in 80% of fires), Crudia teysmannia (timba tawang) (65%), Mesua hexapetalum (kamsia) (51%) and Syzygium sp.
 
 
 
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