Mussaenda frondosa L.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Mussaenda belilla Buch.-Ham.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mussaenda frondosa L.
  • Common name : Schizomussaenda
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bellante-gida, Bellotti-gida (Kannada)
    • Parathole, Vellila, Vellilam, Vellilathaali, Vellimayithali, Vellapperuma (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district
    • Karnataka : Udupi district, Shivamogga district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • World Distribution : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mussaenda frondosa. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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