Maesa

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Maesa
Maesa japonica in Koishikawa gardens.jpg
Maesa japonica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Maesoideae
A.DC.
Genus: Maesa
Forssk.
Type species
Maesa lanceolata
Species

About 100, see text

Maesa indica Maesa indica 02.JPG
Maesa indica

Maesa is a genus of flowering plants. It is placed in the family Primulaceae, subfamily Maesoideae, for which it is the sole genus (monotypic). [1] Previously it was placed in Myrsinaceae, or in a family of its own, Maesaceae. [2] [3] There are about 100 species, the majority of which occur in Malesia, New Guinea, western Asia and the Pacific Islands. [3]

These plants are vines, shrubs, and trees up to 12 meters tall. [3]

Species include:

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