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Primulaceae

Four-stamen maesa

Maesa tetrandra (Roxb.) A.DC.

Family
Primulaceae
Genus
Maesa

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Common names

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English
Four-stamen maesa

Synonyms

  • Baeobotrys tetrandra Roxb.
  • Maesa amboinensis Scheff.
  • Maesa canfieldiae Fosberg & Sachet
  • Maesa velutina Kaneh. & Hatus.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Pacific Basin: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.