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52. Maesa indica

Botanical Name: Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC. [Primulaceae]
Common Name: Wild Berry, wild tea, आटकी ataki

Distribution: Western Ghat parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil nadu, Globally distributed in Indo-Malesia and Pakistan
Flowering Class: Dicot
Habit: Large shrub
Habitat:  Dry Deciduous to Moist Deciduous to Semi-Evergreen Forests
Flowering and Fruiting: Flowering : December to March, Fruiting: June-July-August

The Plant


The Stem



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Flower


Fruit




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  1. Dr Jayashree KS2 December 2025 at 06:18

    Your photographs of Maesa indica are truly beautiful! The clarity, composition, and the way you have captured the natural habitat are remarkable. They are very helpful for those of us working on plant identification and research.

    If you don’t mind, may I please know where these photographs were taken? It would greatly help me understand the distribution of the species

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