White Flag
Mussaenda glabrata
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- May-November
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for White Flag itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for White Flag itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വെള്ളിലത്താളി
About White Flag
A member of the Rubiaceae family, White Flag (Mussaenda glabrata) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to November.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
White Flag belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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