Maesa ramentacea (Roxb.) A. DC.

 
  • Family : MYRSINACEAE
    (Myrsine Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : VIDANGA FAMILY (विडंग फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Primulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Baeobotrys acuminata Spreng.; Baeobotrys lanceolata Spreng.; Baeobotrys ramentacea Roxb.; Maesa acuminata A.DC.; Maesa glabra A.DC.; Maesa lanceolata G.Don; Maesa membranifolia Mez; Maesa missionis A.DC.; Maesa philippinensis Gand.; Maesa sumatrana Scheff.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Maesa ramentacea (Roxb.) A. DC.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Habitat : Subtropical broad-leaved hill forests
  • Key identification features : Shrubs or rarely trees, 1.5-3(-5) m tall; leaves ovate to elliptic-lanceolate; Inflorescences axillary or sometimes subterminal, paniculate, many branched, flowers white; Fruit yellowish, globose
  • Flower, Fruit : March- December
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : South Andaman,Port Blair taluk
    • Manipur : Manipur
  • Native : Andaman Islands, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla: 195
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 124
    • Dash, S. S., & Mao, A. A. (Eds.). (2018). Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist-Dicotyledons Volume II. Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Maesa ramentacea
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Maesa ramentacea. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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