Species of tree

False assegai

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Ericales
Family:  | Primulaceae
Genus:  | Maesa
Species:  |

M. lanceolata

Binomial name
Maesa lanceolata

Forssk.

Maesa lanceolata, the false assegai, is a tree species that is widespread in the Afrotropics, including Madagascar.[1] It occurs from the southern Arabian Peninsula, southwards to the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It grows on stream verges, river banks and forest verges, where it is often a pioneer plant.

* Spirally arranged leaves

* Inflorescence

* Fruit

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Maesa lanceolata Forssk". African Plant Database. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & SANBI. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

* Algemene gids tot BOME. Keith, Paul & Meg Coates Palgrave. 2000. ISBN 1-86872-527-8

## External links[edit]

*   * Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Maesa lanceolata". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q15326414
* Wikispecies: Maesa lanceolata
* APDB: 175679
* CoL: 3XG3H
* EoL: 39880105
* GBIF: 7330870
* GRIN: 418429
* iNaturalist: 133587
* IPNI: 588843-1
* IUCN: 146188146
* NCBI: 992730
* Plant List: kew-2502980
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:588843-1
* SANBI: 2567-3
* WFO: wfo-0000448927

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