Mussaenda
| Mussaenda | |
|---|---|
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| Mussaenda frondosa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
| Tribe: | Mussaendeae |
| Genus: | Mussaenda L. |
| Synonyms | |
Mussaenda is a genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. They are native to the African and Asian tropics and subtropics. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants. It contains some 194 species,[1] including:
- Mussaenda acuminata
- Mussaenda afzelii
- Mussaenda arcuata
- Mussaenda divaricata
- Mussaenda elegans
- Mussaenda erythrophylla
- Mussaenda flava
- Mussaenda frondosa
- Mussaenda incana
- Mussaenda landia
- Mussaenda longiflorum
- Mussaenda luteola
- Mussaenda macrophylla
- Mussaenda parviflora
- Mussaenda philippica
- Mussaenda pilosissima
- Mussaenda pubescens
- Mussaenda roxburghii
- Mussaenda rufinervia
- Mussaenda samana
- Mussaenda scratchleyi
- Mussaenda treutleri
- Mussaenda tristigmatica
- Mussaenda villosa
- Mussaenda zollingeriana
Gallery
Mussaenda pubescens in China_1200.jpg)
Mussaenda erythrophylla in China
Leaf of Mussaenda philippica
References
- ↑ "Mussaenda". ThePlantList (2010) Version 1. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
External links
- Genus: Mussaenda, iziko museum
- Mussaenda in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Mussaenda&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Mussaenda"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.
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