Bhesa robusta

Bhesa robusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Centroplacaceae
Genus: Bhesa
Species:
B. robusta
Binomial name
Bhesa robusta
Synonyms[2]
  • Bhesa moja Buch.-Ham.
  • Bhesa sinica (Hung T.Chang & S.Ye Liang) Hung T.Chang & S.Ye Liang
  • Celastrus robustus Roxb. (1824) (basionym)
  • Kurrimia calophylla Wall.
  • Kurrimia pulcherrima Wall. ex M.A.Lawson
  • Kurrimia robusta (Roxb.) Kurz
  • Kurrimia robusta var. roxburghii Pierre
  • Kurrimia robusta var. thorelii Pierre
  • Kurrimia sinica Hung T.Chang & S.Ye Liang
  • Nothocnestis sumatrana Miq.
  • Sarcosperma tonkinense Lecomte

Bhesa robusta is a species of plant in the Centroplacaceae family. It is a tree native to Indochina (Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam), southeastern China, Nepal and the eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo.[2] It is widespread in tropical and subtropical moist lowland forests, typically dipterocarp forests, up to 1,100 metres (3,610 ft) elevation.[1]

The species was first described as Celastrus robustus by William Roxburgh in 1824. In 1958 Ding Hou placed the species in genus Bhesa as B. robusta.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Oldfield, S. (2023). "Bhesa robusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T33934A212029313. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T33934A212029313.en. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Bhesa robusta (Roxb.) Ding Hou". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 February 2026.