Red-Leaved Mussaenda
Mussaenda erythrophylla
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mussaenda erythrophylla
- Genus
- Mussaenda
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical West Africa
- Distribution
- Cultivated throughout the World
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- മുസ്സാണ്ട എറിത്രോഫില്ല
About Red-Leaved Mussaenda
Red-Leaved Mussaenda (Mussaenda erythrophylla) is a shrub belonging to the Rubiaceae family (Coffee/Madder family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle/head flower clusters, berry/drupe/capsule fruit. It is typically found in cultivated. Native to Tropical West Africa, it is distributed across Cultivated throughout the World. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Red-Leaved Mussaenda belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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