Maesa
Genus of flowering plants in the primrose family
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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] The species in the genus are 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]
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| Maesa japonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| 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] | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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These plants are vines, shrubs, and trees up to 12 meters (39 ft) tall.[4]
Selected species
Accepted species include:[1] They include:
- Maesa acuminatissima Merr.
- Maesa alnifolia Harv.
- Maesa ambigua C.Y.Wu & C.Chen
- Maesa ambrymensis Guillaumin
- Maesa amplexicaulis Utteridge
- Maesa andamanica Kurz
- Maesa aneiteensis Mez
- Maesa angustibracteolata Sumanon & Utteridge
- Maesa arborea Ridl.
- Maesa argentea (Wall.) A.DC.
- Maesa argyrophylla K.Larsen & C.M.Hu
- Maesa arunachalensis G.S.Giri, S.K.Das & M.P.Nayar
- Maesa aubertii Guillaumin
- Maesa augustini (Nakai) Tuyama
- Maesa aurulenta Sumanon & Utteridge
- Maesa balansae Mez
- Maesa banksiana Guillaumin
- Maesa beamanii Utteridge
- Maesa begoniifolia Sumanon & Utteridge
- Maesa bengalensis Mez
- Maesa bennettii Mez
- Maesa bismarckiana Mez
- Maesa blumei D.Don
- Maesa brachybotrya Miq.
- Maesa brassii Sumanon & Utteridge
- Maesa brevipaniculata (C.Y.Wu & C.Chen) Pipoly & C.Chen
- Maesa brevipedicellata Sumanon & Utteridge
- Maesa calcarea Sleumer
- Maesa calophylla Pit.
- Maesa cambodiana C.M.Hu & J.E.Vidal
- Maesa carolinensis Mez
- Maesa cauliflora Kaneh. & Hatus.
- Maesa cavinervis C.Chen
- Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Maesa clementis Merr.
- Maesa conferta Merr.
- Maesa confusa (C.M.Hu) Pipoly & C.Chen
- Maesa consanguinea Merr.
- Maesa cordifolia Miq.
- Maesa corneri Sleumer
- Maesa corylifolia A.Gray
- Maesa costulata Miq.
- Maesa cumingii Mez
- Maesa davaensis Quisumb.
- Maesa decidua Philipson
- Maesa decipiens Utteridge
- Maesa densistriata C.Chen & C.M.Hu
- Maesa denticulata Mez
- Maesa dependens F.Muell.
- Maesa dubia (Wall.) A.DC.
- Maesa edulis C.T.White
- Maesa eramangensis Mez
- Maesa ferruginea Merr.
- Maesa flabellifera D.Wei, G.Hao & Utteridge
- Maesa forbesii Mez
- Maesa fraseriana Utteridge
- Maesa fruticosa Gibbs
- Maesa gaudichaudii A.DC.
- Maesa glomerata K.Larsen & C.M.Hu
- Maesa gracilis Utteridge
- Maesa grandiflora Mez
- Maesa grandifolia Miq.
- Maesa haenkeana Mez
- Maesa haplobotrys F.Muell.
- Maesa hengchunensis S.S.Ying
- Maesa hirtella Miq.
- Maesa hooglandii Sleumer
- Maesa hotungensis S.S.Ying
- Maesa hupehensis Rehder
- Maesa ilicifolia Ridl.
- Maesa impressinervis King & Gamble
- Maesa inculticola Utteridge
- Maesa indica (Roxb.) Sweet
- Maesa insignis Chun
- Maesa insularis Gillespie
- Maesa integrifolia Ridl.
- Maesa jaffrei M.Schmid
- Maesa japonica (Thunb.) Moritzi ex Zoll.
- Maesa junghuhniana Scheff.
- Maesa kamerunensis Mez
- Maesa kanjilalii Majumdar & G.S.Giri
- Maesa kerrii C.M.Hu & J.E.Vidal
- Maesa kivuensis Taton
- Maesa kurzii Mez
- Maesa laevis C.M.Hu & J.E.Vidal
- Maesa lanceolata Forssk.
- Maesa lancifolia Ridl.
- Maesa lanyuensis Yuen P.Yang
- Maesa latifolia A.DC.
- Maesa laxiflora Pit.
- Maesa leptobotrya Hance
- Maesa leucocarpa Blume ex Scheff.
- Maesa lineolata H.R.Fletcher
- Maesa lobuligera Mez
- Maesa loloruensis Sleumer
- Maesa longilanceolata C.Chen
- Maesa loranthifolia Mez
- Maesa lorentziana Mez
- Maesa macilenta E.Walker
- Maesa macilentoides C.Chen
- Maesa macrocarpa Scheff.
- Maesa macrophylla (Wall.) A.DC.
- Maesa macrosepala Pit.
- Maesa macrothyrsa Miq.
- Maesa malayana Utteridge
- Maesa manillensis Mez
- Maesa manipurensis Mez
- Maesa marioniae Merr.
- Maesa martiana Mez
- Maesa maxima (C.B.Clarke) Mez
- Maesa megalobotrya Merr.
- Maesa megaphylla Merr.
- Maesa megistophylla Utteridge
- Maesa membranacea A.DC.
- Maesa membranifolia Mez
- Maesa mollis (Blume) A.DC.
- Maesa montana A.DC.
- Maesa montis-wilhelmi P.Royen
- Maesa muscosa Kurz
- Maesa naumanniana Mez
- Maesa nayarii G.S.Giri & S.K.Das
- Maesa nemoralis (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) A.DC.
- Maesa novocaledonica Mez
- Maesa novoguineensis Scheff.
- Maesa nuda Hutch. & Dalziel
- Maesa oblanceolatifolia Sumanon & Utteridge
- Maesa oligotricha Merr.
- Maesa ovocarpa Ridl.
- Maesa pahangiana King & Gamble
- Maesa palauensis Mez
- Maesa paniculata A.DC.
- Maesa papuana Warb.
- Maesa parviflora Scheff.
- Maesa parvifolia Aug.DC.
- Maesa perlarius (Lour.) Merr.
- Maesa permollis Kurz
- Maesa persicifolia A.Gray
- Maesa pickeringii A.Gray
- Maesa pilosa Utteridge
- Maesa pilosopapuana Sumanon & Utteridge
- Maesa pipericarpa Mez
- Maesa pisocarpa Blume ex Scheff.
- Maesa platyphylla Elmer
- Maesa populifolia Mez
- Maesa procera B.C.Stone
- Maesa procumbens Utteridge
- Maesa prolatifructa Sumanon & Utteridge
- Maesa protracta F.Muell.
- Maesa pulchella Fawc.
- Maesa purpureohirsuta Kaneh. & Hatus.
- Maesa pusilliflora Sumanon & Utteridge
- Maesa racemosa (K.Schum.) Mez
- Maesa ramentacea (Roxb.) A.DC.
- Maesa reflexa Utteridge & R.M.K.Saunders
- Maesa regia Sleumer
- Maesa reinwardtii Blume ex Scheff.
- Maesa reticulata C.Y.Wu
- Maesa rheophytica Sleumer
- Maesa robinsonii Merr.
- Maesa rubiginosa Blume ex Scheff.
- Maesa ruficaulis S.Moore
- Maesa rufovillosa Mez
- Maesa rugosa C.B.Clarke
- Maesa salicifolia E.Walker
- Maesa sarasinii Mez
- Maesa sayersii Sleumer
- Maesa serratifolia Sumanon & Utteridge
- Maesa shengmushanensis S.S.Ying
- Maesa sleumeri Dhatchan. & Devanath.
- Maesa spectabilis Sleumer
- Maesa stonei Utteridge & R.M.K.Saunders
- Maesa striata Mez
- Maesa striatocarpa C.Chen
- Maesa subdendata A.DC.
- Maesa sumatrana Scheff.
- Maesa tabacifolia Mez
- Maesa tagulensis Sumanon & Utteridge
- Maesa tairukouensis S.S.Ying
- Maesa tenera Mez
- Maesa tenuifolia Mez
- Maesa tetrandra (Roxb.) A.DC.
- Maesa tomentella Mez
- Maesa truncata Sastry
- Maesa velutina Mez
- Maesa vestita Jacq.-Fél.
- Maesa villosa Mez
- Maesa virgata (Blume) A.DC.
- Maesa vitiensis Seem.
- Maesa walkeri Fosberg & Sachet
- Maesa warburgii Mez
- Maesa wardii M.P.Nayar & G.S.Giri
- Maesa welwitschii Gilg
- Maesa ziroensis G.S.Giri & G.D.Pal
