- Family : MYRSINACEAE
(Myrsine Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : VIDANGA FAMILY (विडंग फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Primulaceae
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC.
- Vernacular name :
- Periya Unni, Thappachedi (Tamil)
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Shola
- Comments / notes : Occasional on hills above 800m on the slopes, in thickets or by shola borders.
- Flower, Fruit : September-May
- Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha, B.Prakash, K.R. Keshava Murthy
- Collection Nos : KFP 4176, KFP 7172
- Collection Locality : Charmadi Ghat and Attigundi-Chikmagaluru road
- Distribution :
- Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district
- Maharashtra : Raigad district
- Odisha : Puri district
- Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district, Vellore district, Tiruvannamalai district, Salem district
- Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
- Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
- G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 123
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Maesa indica. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.
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