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]
| Maesa | |
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| Maesa japonica | |
Scientific classification 
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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. (1775) |
| Type species | |
| Maesa lanceolata Forrsk.
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| Species[1] | |
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184, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These plants are vines, shrubs, and trees up to 12 meters tall.[4]
Selected species
edit184 species are accepted.[1] They include:
- Maesa alnifolia
- Maesa angolensis
- Maesa bequaertii
- Maesa borjeana
- Maesa butaguensis
- Maesa cordifolia
- Maesa djalonis
- Maesa emirnensis
- Maesa indica
- Maesa japonica
- Maesa kamerunensis
- Maesa kivuensis
- Maesa lanceolata
- Maesa macrocarpa
- Maesa mildbraedii
- Maesa nuda
- Maesa palustris
- Maesa picta
- Maesa rufescens
- Maesa rufo-velutina
- Maesa ruwenzoriensis
- Maesa schweinfurthii
- Maesa serrato-dentata
- Maesa tabacifolia
- Maesa velutina
- Maesa vestita
- Maesa welwitschii
References
edit- ^ a b c d Maesa Forssk. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Maesa. The Plant List.
- ^ Kallersjo, M., Bergqvist, G., & Anderberg, A. A. (2000). Generic realignment in primuloid families of the Ericales s.l.: A phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequences from three chloroplast genes and morphology. American Journal of Botany, 1325-1341.
- ^ a b c Caris, P., et al. (2000). Floral development of three Maesa species, with special emphasis on the position of the genus within Primulales.[dead link] Annals of Botany, 86(1), 87-97.
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