Maesobotrya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1879 and is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Maesobotrya: • Maesobotrya barteri - West and Central Africa • Maesobotrya bertramiana - Central Africa • Maesobotrya cordulata - Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo • Maesobotrya fallax - Cameroon • Maesobotrya floribunda - Central Africa • Maesobotrya glabrata - São Tomé, Príncipe • Maesobotrya griffoniana - Central Africa • Maesobotrya klaineana - Central Africa • Maesobotrya liberica - Liberia • Maesobotrya longipes - Central Africa • Maesobotrya oligantha - Gabon, Equatorial Guinea • Maesobotrya pauciflora - Central Africa • Maesobotrya pierlotii - Democratic Republic of the Congo • Maesobotrya purseglovei - Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda • Maesobotrya pynaertii - Democratic Republic of the Congo • Maesobotrya scariosa - Cameroon • Maesobotrya staudtii - Central Africa • Maesobotrya vermeulenii - Central Africa • Maesobotrya villosa - Democratic Republic of the Congo