| Maesa | |
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| Maesa japonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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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]
