✿Rubiaceae · Mussaenda

White Flag

Mussaenda glabrata

Shrub

Habit: Shrub
Found in India: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
Flowering: May-November

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Mussaenda glabrata
Genus: Mussaenda
Family: Rubiaceae
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests
Habitat type: Forest
Distribution: India
Found in India: Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
Flowering & fruiting: May-November
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Rubiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Radial
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit: Berry

Typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

Local Names

Malayalam: വെള്ളിലത്താളി

About White Flag

White Flag (Mussaenda glabrata) 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 moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. It occurs across India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-November.

Botanical family

Rubiaceae

Coffee/Madder family

White Flag belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

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