Maesa

Maesa
Maesa japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Maesa
Forssk.
Species

About 100, see text

Maesa indica

Maesa is a genus of flowering plants. It has been placed in the families Primulaceae[1] and Myrsinaceae, as well as a family of its own, Maesaceae.[2][3] There are about 100 species, the majority of which occur in Malesia, New Guinea, and western Asia.[3]

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

Species include:

References


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