Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don ??

[Saroj Kasaju]

Dear Members,

Location: Pharping, Nepal

Date: 26 April 2018

Altitude: 4800 ft.

Habit : Wild

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

Beautiful close ups. 

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Mr. Garg.

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

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

After checking I feel your earlier postings need a re-look.

Pl. check at

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200016848

http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=2406&flora_id=2

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=119441

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Also check at https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/m---z/po/primulaceae/maesa

[J.M. Garg]

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.)

[Gurcharan Singh]

Forwarding for ID confirmation

Distributed as  Maesa species- Pharping, Nepal 

Group discussion at

Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don ?? (google.com) 

[Gurcharan Singh]

Forwarding for ID confirmation

Distributed as  Maesa species- Pharping, Nepal 

Group discussion at

Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don ?? (google.com) 

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From: Saroj Kumar Kasaju <kasaj...@gmail.com>
Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 10:09:49 PM UTC+5:30
Subject: Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don ??

[J.M. Garg]

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

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Date: Tue, 1 May 2018 at 22:09
Subject: Maesa chisia Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don ??

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

[Saroj Kasaju]

Thank you Mr. Garg !

Saroj Kasaju

[J.M. Garg]

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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J.M.Garg

[Saroj Kasaju]

OK Mr. Garg !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju