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Maesa ramentacea

Botanic Family

Primulaceae

Author

(Roxburgh) A. de Candolle

Common Names

• Ko khap dong (Laos)
• Gamber-gamber (Malaysia)
• Kayu Pesat (Malaysia)

Geographical Habitats

• Borneo
• Cambodia
• China
• India
• Java- Indonesia
• Laos
• Johore
• Kelantan
• Penang - Malaysia
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Sumatra
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Jungle
• secondary forest
• riverside
• woodland
• swamp forest

Flowering Times

• Nov-Jan (Laos)

Fruiting Times

• Frb (Laos)

Somewhat climbing glabrous shrub or tree with lenticellate stems, denticulate leaves 250mm x 75mm shiny above, terminal, axillary & lateral glabrous panicles to 150mm x 80mm with bracts & bracteoles of greenish-yellow or white scented flowers, 5 sepals to 0.5mm long, calyx tube to 0.6mm with lobes to 0.6mm, 5 white petals to 0.75mm, corolla tube 0.6mm, small white berry 2.5mm x 3mm surmounted by persistent sepals & with longitudinal lines

Further References

• FS
• The Plant List 2
• F Indochine
• FOMP