Mussaenda glabra Vahl

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Mussaenda andersonii S.K.Basu & T.K.Paul; Mussaenda mastersii King ex A.M.Cowan & Cowan; Mussaenda penangensis Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mussaenda glabra Vahl
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Habitat : Forests amongst bamboos
  • Key identification features : Scandent or climbing shrubs, 2-3 m high, glabrous; Leaves oblong or elliptic-Ianceolate; stipules simple or bifid; Flowers in terminal cymes, yellow or orange; petaloid sepals yellowish white; Berries globose, red.
  • Flower, Fruit : May- December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Jawa, Malaya, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 618
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mussaenda glabra. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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