Primulaceae
Maesa

Maesa tabacifolia Mez

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 236: 51 (1902)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Solomon Islands to SW. Pacific. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Is., Tonga, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Smith, A.C. (1981). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 2: 1-810. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Smith, A.C. (1981). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 2: 1-810. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1901 Seemann, B. [286] Fiji K000756320 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1901 Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Fiji K000756317 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1901 Seemann [286] Fiji K000756319 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1901 Moseley [s.n.] Fiji K000756318 Unknown Type Material Yes
Seemann, B. [286] Fiji K000756321 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gillespie, J.W. [2503] Fiji K000756322 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1901 Crosby, C.S. [228] Tonga Maesa tongensis K000756332 Lectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1901 Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Tonga Maesa tongensis K000756333 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Graeffe [1597] Samoa Maesa samoana K000756328 Type Yes
Reinecke [262] Samoa Maesa samoana K000756330 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Maesa samoana K000756329 Type Yes
Graeffe [1577] Samoa Maesa samoana K000756331 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0