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]

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

There are eight species:[2]

References

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  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.