Bhesa
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.
There are eight species:
- Bhesa andamanica N.Balach. & Chakrab.
- Bhesa archboldiana Ding Hou
- Bhesa ceylanica Ding Hou
- Bhesa indica Ding Hou
- Bhesa nitidissima Kosterm.
- Bhesa paniculata Arn.
- Bhesa robusta Ding Hou
- Bhesa sinica H.T.Chang & Liang