Bedina / Schizomussaenda
Mussaenda frondosa
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mussaenda frondosa
- Genus
- Mussaenda
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh
- 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
- Hindi
- बेदिना Bedina
- Bengali
- নাগবল্লী Nagaballi, নাগবল্লী
- Kannada
- ಬೆಳ್ಳೋತಿ Belloti, ಬಿಲ್ಲೋಟ Billota, ಬೆಲ್ಲೊಟ್ಟೆ Bellotte
- Malayalam
- വെള്ളില Vellila, വെള്ളില, Mussaenda frondosa
- Marathi
- भूतकेश Bhutakesha, सरवड Sarvad
About Bedina
Schizomussaenda (Mussaenda frondosa) is a climbing 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 moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains. It occurs across India. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Bedina belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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