Maesa

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Maesa
Maesa japonica in Koishikawa gardens.jpg
Maesa japonica
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Subfamily: Maesoideae
A.DC.
Genus: Maesa
Forssk. (1775)
Type species
Maesa lanceolata
Forrsk.
Species [1]

184, see text

Synonyms [1]
  • BaeobotrysJ.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (1776)
  • CistulaNoronha (1790), nom. nud.
  • DartusLour. (1790)
  • DoraenaThunb. (1783)
  • SiburatiaThouars (1806)
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). [2] Previously it was placed in Myrsinaceae, or in a family of its own, Maesaceae. [3] [4] There are 184 accepted species native to tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, [1] the majority of which occur in Malesia, New Guinea, western Asia, and the Pacific Islands. [4]

These plants are vines, shrubs, and trees up to 12 meters tall. [4]

Selected species

184 species are accepted. [1] They include:

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