Pan India Bouquets

Maesa argentea (Wall.) A.DC.

Family : Myrsinaceae
(Myrsine Family)
Family (Hindi name) : VIDANGA FAMILY (विडंग फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
Basionym : Baeobotrys argentea Wall.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Maesa argentea (Wall.) A.DC.
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Broad-leaved forests, hilly areas, valleys, stream banks, damp places; 1500 - 2900 m. altitude
Key identification features : Leaves and young stems pubescent; leaves large
Flower, Fruit : March-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Nepal to China (Sichuan, Yunnan) and Myanmar
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 169; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 507
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Maesa argentea. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.