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Maesa

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

About 100, see text


About 100, see text

Maesa is a genus of flowering plants. It is now generally placed in the family Primulaceae, but has been placed previously in Myrsinaceae, or in a family of its own, Maesaceae. There are about 100 species, the majority of which occur in Malesia, New Guinea, western Asia and the Pacific Islands.

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

Species include:



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