Maesa ambrymensis Guillaumin

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Maesa

Characteristics

A small tree. It grows 4-6 m tall. The leaves are simple and dark green. They are rounded and 7-19 cm long by 5-11 cm wide. There are 5-10 pairs of veins. The leaf stalk is 1-5 cm long. The flowers are in a group in the axils of leaves. The flowers are small and 2 mm across with 5 white petals. There are many fruit. They are white and fleshy when mature. They are 3 mm across.
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Mature height (meter) 4.0 - 6.0
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A tropical plant. In Vanuatu it grows up to 800 m altitude. It grows in secondary forest.
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The fruit are eaten raw.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Maesa ambrymensis world distribution map, present in Vanuatu

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:588731-1
WFO ID wfo-0000448868
COL ID 3XFXW
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Synonyms

Maesa ambrymensis