About Schizomussaenda
Mussaenda frondosa, commonly known as the wild mussaenda or dhobi tree, is a plant of family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub that grows to about 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in) tall. Like most other Mussaenda species, they have a bract beneath their flowers, which in this species is white in colour.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Mussaenda frondosa
- Genus
- Mussaenda
- Family
- RUBIACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Botanical family
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Schizomussaenda belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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