Bhesa

Bhesa
Bhesa indica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Centroplacaceae
Genus:	Bhesa Buch.-Ham. ex Arn.

Bhesa is a small genus of woody plants in the family Centroplacaceae. Its natural distribution is from southern China to New Guinea. It was formerly classified in Celastraceae, until a molecular phylogenetic study placed it in the family Centroplacaceae in the order Malpighiales.[1]

There are eight species:[2]

• Bhesa andamanica N.Balach. & Chakrab.
• Bhesa archboldiana (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Ding Hou
• Bhesa ceylanica (Arn. ex Thwaites) Ding Hou
• Bhesa indica (Bedd.) Ding Hou
• Bhesa nitidissima Kosterm.
• Bhesa paniculata Arn.
• Bhesa robusta (Roxb.) Ding Hou
• Bhesa sinica (H.T.Chang & Liang) H.T.Chang & Liang

References

1. Kenneth J. Wurdack and Charles C. Davis (2009), "Malpighiales phylogenetics: Gaining ground on one of the most recalcitrant clades in the angiosperm tree of life", American Journal of Botany, 96 (8): 1551–1570, doi:10.3732/ajb.0800207, PMID 21628300, S2CID 23284896
2. "Bhesa Buch.-Ham. ex Arn. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-02-03.