Maesa montana ?

Maesa montana A. DC., Prodr. 8: 79 1844. (syn: Baeobotrys indica Wall.; Maesa argentea var. kwangsiensis Hand.-Mazz.; Maesa castaneifolia Mez; Maesa henryi Hu; Maesa martinii H. Lév.) ?;
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China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Sichuan, Yunnan), Taiwan, SE-Tibet, India, Myanmar [Burma], Thailand, Bhutan, Darjeeling, Nepal, Laos, Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;
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SK1583 19 Nov 2018 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5)- around 700 kb each.

Location: Victoria Peak, Hong Kong 
Date: 2 November 2018
Elevation: 1300 ft.
Habit : Wild
Maesa montana A.DC. ??

Looks close to Maesa montana or Maesa perlarius, can’t confirm without flowers.


agree with …


I guess this is Maesa perlaria (Lour.) Merr.


On what basis?


Google browsing


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SK243DEC16-2016:ID : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3)
Location: Nuwakot , Nepal
Altitude:  3200 ft.
Date: 25 April 2015

Some Maesa sp to me.
Maesa in eFI.


Yes Maesa sp., this shrub is quite common in Pithroragarh district.

Looks like Maesa argentea (Wall.) A. DC. (accepted name) but altitude is not matching. Please validate.
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=110&taxon_id=119441


I guess it should be Maesa montana A.DC. according to the matching elevation.


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SK1552 09 Nov 2018 : 8 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (9)- around 500 kb each.
Location: Okharpauwa, Nuwakot, Nepal
Altitude:  5500 ft.
Date: 13 September 2018
Habit : Wild
Maesa montana A. DC. ??
Why POWO not snowing distribution in Nepal ??

Any comment on this ?


Flora of China also does not its distribution in Nepal as
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=119441 



Checklist of Nepal in its present status can not be much relied upon.

Pl. check comparative images at Maesa

Pl. check Maesa argentea (Wall.) A. DC. as per comparative images at Maesa
To me appears close.

I checked  but found it close to my guess. FoC says “lateral veins 8-12 on each side of midrib

I guess this is Maesa montana A.DC. .


Updated on February 11, 2026

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