Maesa

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Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyPrimulaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caroline Is., Central African Republic

Observations recorded43,326

Common Name: isidini

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Research

108 papers

Maesa lanceolata: a comprehensive review of its traditional medicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacological potential, toxicology, and safety profile.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025
Ebola Entry Inhibitors Discovered from Maesa perlarius.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
Phytochemical Elucidation and Effect of Maesa indica (Roxb.) Sweet on Alleviation of Potassium Dichromate-Induced Pulmonary Damage in Rats.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
Triterpenoid Saponins from Maesa argentea Leaves.Planta medica · 2016
A triterpenoid saponin from Maesa ramentacea.Phytochemistry · 1997

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Wikidata facts

Image: Maesa japonica in Koishikawa gardens.jpg

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Commons category: Maesa
taxon name: Maesa
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=7156
Commons gallery: Maesa
taxon common name: 杜茎山属

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Maesa is a genus of flowering plants. It is placed in the family Primulaceae, subfamily Maesoideae, for which it is the sole genus (monotypic). Previously it was placed in Myrsinaceae, or in a family of its own, Maesaceae. 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.