Maesa chisia

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Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 148 1825. (syn: Maesa dioica A. DC.; Maesa prodigiosa C. Chen);
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1200-2600 m; Himalaya (Nepal to Bhutan), Assam, N. Burma as per Check list of Nepal;
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SE-Tibet, China (W-Yunnan), Bhutan, India, Myanmar [Burma], Nepal, Darjeeling, Sikkim as per Catalogue of Life;
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Maesa chisia Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don. : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Sharing some pictures I guess is Maesa chisia Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don. shot at Chautara Nepal on 19 January 2014 at  4300 ft.

Seems close as per images at http://biodiversity.bt/observation/show/7202

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Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don (accepted name) ?? : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)
Location: Kakani , Nepal
Altitude:  6000ft.
Date: 17 January 2015
Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don (accepted name) ?? 
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=200016848  ??
Nepali Names: बिलौनी  Bilauni / कनिगे Kanige /  थिन्के Thinke

I think close to your earlier posting on this species: Maesa chisia Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don.

Thank you ! Once again by mistakenly two images of diiferent plant posted by me !

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Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don (accepted name) ??? : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (12)
Location: Nagarkot, Nepal 
Date : 31 January 2017
Altitude : 7000 ft.

Maesa species (M. indica)?- a guess.

I think matches your other posts of the same species as below:
Maesa chisia Buchanan-Hamilton ex D. Don.
Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don (accepted name) ??

Nepali  Names : बिलौनी Bilaunee / कनिगे Kanige / थिङ्के Thinke 

Maesa species (M. indica) ?-  a guess
Could it be Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC. ??
But it is not listed in Nepal I guess. No idea if there is any new development.
https://biodiversityofsrilanka.blogspot.com/2017/

Sorting them based on the keys I provided from Flora of China will be the best way.

In the basis of picture shot in Nepal I guess it is Maesa montana A. DC. and Syn : Maesa indica Wall. ex C. B. Clarke. and looks like description is also matching.
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=200016861
Request for further opinion.

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I think there are some taxonomic issues in Flora of Nepal.
As per Catalogue of life, Baeobotrys indica Roxb. and Maesa elongata (A. DC.) Mez, both are syn. of Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC.
Flora of China neither give any such name nor any distribution for Maesa montana A. de Candolle in Nepal.
Also I could not find any such name as Maesa indica Wall. ex C B Clarke in The Plant List Ver. 1.1. In Catalogue of Life, it is a syn. of Maesa latifolia (BI.) DC., where there is no distribution in Nepal, while Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC. has distribution in Nepal.

I don’t know how I am going to solve this puzzle.

If you use the key in Flora of China for id, as I have given you.

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TREE ID—–12thDECEMBER 2011—-S.S.—-054– NEAR LAVA:

Please can someone id this tree.
Pic taken on 15th April 2011. @12.45.
Near Neora Jungle camp. LAVA. WEST BENGAL.
Habitat- … Wild
Plant Habit-…. Tree
Height/Length-…..See pic.
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-… See pic
Flowers Size… small white.

This could be some Maesa sp. Myrsinaceae.

Thank you so much for your suggestion …

Hmm!. I have waited in the hope that somone would confirm this.
Now I have 2 mystery trees/ shrubs with Maesa as a suggestion.
Yet to my eye they look different.
Maybe just the height up the mountain where this was found growing, means the flowers are at a different stage of development.
2nd opinion would be most helpful.

Maesa indica (Roxb.) A.DC.!

I think it may be Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don as per keys at Maesa

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Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don: 6 very high resolution images.

Location: Godawari, Lalitpur
Date: 11 March 2021
Altitude: 1600m.
Habitat : Wild

 

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Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don ?? : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (7) – average around  600 kb each.
Location: Pharping, Nepal
Date: 26 April 2018
Altitude: 4800 ft.
Habit : Wild

Do you have keys of species of Nepal ? if so, pl. post.

Pl. check with the keys as given below:
Here are the derived keys from Flora of China (for species in checklist of Nepal- indicated in bold):
1 Branchlet apex hirsute, hirtellous, puberulent, pilose, velutinous, or brown scaly. (2)
+ Branchlet apex glabrous or glandular granulose, early glabrescent. (16)
2 (1) Branchlets brown scaly. (3)
+ Branchlets white pilose-tomentulose or brown velutinous tomentulose, hirsute, or hirtellous and reddish glandular granulose. (4)
3 (2) Leaf blade leathery, rugose, apex cuspidate-acuminate, acumen 4-6 mm; petiole thick, 2-3.5 cm 1 Maesa rugosa
+ Leaf blade papery, not rugose, apex caudate-acuminate, acumen 8-20 mm, petiole thin, 0.7-1.5 cm 2 Maesa chisia
4 (2) Branchlets white pilose-tomentulose or brown velutinous-tomentulose. (5)
+ Branchlets hirsute or stramineous hirtellous and reddish glandular granulose. (9)
5 (4) Branchlets white pilose-tomentulose. (6)
+ Branchlets brown velutinous-tomentulose. (7)
6 (5) Leaf blade leathery, secondary veins connected by submarginal vein 3 Maesa cavinervis
+ Leaf blade membranous, secondary veins free to margin, without submarginal vein 4 Maesa montana
9 (4) Plants hirsute. (10)
+ Plants hirtellous and glandular granulose. (13)
13 (9) Petiole 0.4-1 cm; leaf blade base obtuse to rounded. (14)
+ Petiole 1-2(-3) cm; leaf blade base acute. (15)
14 (13) Calyx lobes acuminate; pedicel 1.5-2 mm 12 Maesa parvifolia
+ Calyx lobes acute; pedicel 1.2-1.5 mm 13 Maesa marioniae
15 (13) Inflorescences racemose-spicate; pedicel obsolete to 0.8 mm; calyx conic 14 Maesa argentea
16 (1) Branchlet apex glabrous. (17)
+ Branchlet apex glandular granulose, early glabrescent. (19)
19 (16) Leaf blade margin undulate, subentire, or entire. (20)
+ Leaf blade margin serrate or serrate-dentate. (24)
20 (19) Leaf blade membranous or papery; pedicel 1-2 mm. (21)
+ Leaf blade leathery or rarely papery; pedicel 2.5-4 mm. (22)
21 (20) Branchlets terete, lenticellate; calyx lobes densely punctate-lineate; bracts and bracteoles wider than long; inflorescence rachis and pedicels glabrous 22 Maesa consanguinea
+ Branchlets angular, without lenticels; calyx lobes punctate; bracts and bracteoles longer than wide; inflorescence rachis and pedicels minutely glandular granulose 23 Maesa ramentacea (syn: Maesa acuminata Wall.)

I think this is Maesa ramentacea as per images and details herein.

I think it is Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don only as per comparative images and keys at Maesa
Fruits are “Fruit globose, 3-4 mm in diam., somewhat fleshy, glabrous, not punctate; persistent calyx lobes ovate-triangular, glabrous, punctate at tip, ciliate” as per Flora of China.
In Maesa montana A. de Candolle. “Fruit white, globose or ovoid, 3-4 mm in diam., orange punctate-lineate; persistent calyx lobes covering 2/3-3/4 of fruit.” as per Flora of China.

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MS,Oct.,2021/77 Maesa sp. for id.: 3 images.
Location : Lurh tlang
Date : 04-12-2018
Habit : Shrub or small tree
Habitat : Wild

Maesa ramentacea (Roxb.) A.DC. ??

Also check for M.japonica

I think it is Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don as per comparative images and keys at Maesa
Fruits are “Fruit globose, 3-4 mm in diam., somewhat fleshy, glabrous, not punctate; persistent calyx lobes ovate-triangular, glabrous, punctate at tip, ciliate” as per Flora of China.
In Maesa montana A. de Candolle. “Fruit white, globose or ovoid, 3-4 mm in diam., orange punctate-lineate; persistent calyx lobes covering 2/3-3/4 of fruit.” as per Flora of China.

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Id of Tree and Flowers -ID10032024SH1: 3 high res. images.

Tree and flowers for Id pl.
Location – Neora Valley, Kalimpong Dist., West Bengal
Date – February 2024

Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don

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Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don: 8 very high res. images.

Location: Panchase, Pokhara, Nepal
Date: 14 March 2024
Elevation: 1314m.
Habitat: Wild

 

 

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References:
Catalogue of Life  The Plant List Ver.1.1  Tropicos  IPNI NPGS  GBIF (with type specimen) Flora of China  FOC illustration  Annotated checklist of Flowering plants of Nepal India Biodiversity Portal  Fkims