Maesa argentea (Wall.) A.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Primulaceae > Maesa

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It can be 5 m tall. The small branches have glands. The pith is solid. The leaf stalk is 1.8-2 cm long. The leaf blade is oval and 12-17 cm long by 5-9 cm wide. They can be larger. They are rougher underneath. There are teeth along the edge. The leaf tapers to the tip. There are about 8 side veins on each side of the main vein. The flowering stalk is in the axils of leaves. It is 1-4 cm long. The flowers are white and 3 mm across. The fruit are round and 3-5 mm across. They are fleshy.
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Mature height (meter) 5.0
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It is a subtropical plant. They grow in broad-leaved forest and near streams and in damp areas between 1500-2900 m altitude in S China. In Sichuan and Yunnan.
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Usage

The berries are eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60469194-2
WFO ID wfo-0001085913
COL ID 3XFY5
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Synonyms

Maesa argentea Baeobotrys argentea