Maesa Welwitschii

''Maesa'' is a genus of flowering plants. It is placed in the family Primulaceae, subfamily Maesoideae, for which it is the sole genus (monotypic).''Maesa''.
The Plant List. Previously it was placed in Myrsinaceae, or in a family of its own, Maesaceae.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, P., et al. (2000)
Floral development of three ''Maesa'' species, with special emphasis on the position of the genus within Primulales.
''Annals of Botany'', 86(1), 87-97. There are 184 accepted species native to tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, and the Pacific, 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.

Selected species

184 species are accepted. 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 montana''
* ''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

Maesa,
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Primulaceae genera
Paleotropical flora
Taxa named by Peter Forsskål

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