Mazhar Botanic Garden

Maesa indica (Roxb.) Sweet

wild tea

Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Maesa
Species: indica
Sample code: EGY-MBG-001149
Common name: Wild tea
English name: Wild berry
Arabic name: ميزا
Native: China - Tropical Asia
Country: Tropical asia

semi deciduous shrub leaves ovate oblong to elliptic lanceolate10-15 cm long, 5-8 cm broad, serrate, base rounded flowers small white , axillary racemes fruit berry globose 5-8 mm across

Medicinal (many biological properties like anticancer, antidiabetic , anti-angiogenic, antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-coronavirus). Ornamental shrub.

Byobotrys indica Roxb

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Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Stem cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.0
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Perennial shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Deciduous
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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