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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.

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  Spirally arranged leaves
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  Inflorescence
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  Fruit

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.

References

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

External links

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

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