Maesa

Maesa
	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
	184, see text
Synonyms
	Baeobotrys J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (1776); Cistula Noronha (1790), nom. nud.; Dartus Lour. (1790); Doraena Thunb. (1783); Siburatia Thouars (1806);

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]

Selected species

184 species are accepted.^[1] They include:

References

^ ^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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[powo-1] Maesa Forssk. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 February 2024.

[pl-2] Maesa. The Plant List.

[3] 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.

[caris-4] 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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