Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC.

 
  • 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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