Pan India Bouquets

Maesa macrophylla (Wall.) A.DC.

Family : Myrsinaceae
(Myrsine Family)
Family (Hindi name) : VIDANGA FAMILY (विडंग फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
Basionym : Baeobotrys macrophylla Wall.
Synonym(s) : Baeobotrys bogota Buch.-Ham. ex A.DC.; Baeobotrys tomentosa Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng.; Maesa tomentosa D.Don
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Maesa macrophylla (Wall.) A.DC.
Common name : Large-Leaf Maesa
Vernacular name : Bhogate, Paahaa Phal (Nepali)
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Subtropical and Warm broad-leaved forests, 600 - 1700 m. altitude
Comments / notes : Large-Leaf Maesa is known for its use in the treatment of fevers, cough and ulcers.
Key identification features : Leaves dentate or serrate, pubescent
Flower, Fruit : February-May
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Jalpaiguri district,Alipurduar district,Cooch Behar district,Kalimpong district
Native : Bhutan, East Himalaya, India, Malaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Malaya and East Himalaya
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: 506
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 macrophylla. Downloaded on 1 December 2023.

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