Mussaenda roxburghii Hook.f.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Menestoria tocoyenae DC.; Ucriana wallichii D.Dietr.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Mussaenda roxburghii Hook.f.
  • Common name : East Himalayan Mussaenda
  • Vernacular name :
    • Akshap (Adi)
    • soklati (Assamese)
    • Hanu-rei (Manipuri)
    • Vakep, Vokep(Mizo)
    • Dhobini (Nepali)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Forest and forest edges
  • Comments / notes : Ornamental
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : West Jaintia Hills (Jowai) district
  • Native : Indo-Himalayan
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Himalayas
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.2. Published BSI: 236
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mussaenda roxburghii. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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