Yellow Mussaenda
Pseudomussaenda flava
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
How to identify Yellow Mussaenda
Identify Yellow Mussaenda by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Yellow Mussaenda.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pseudomussaenda flava
- Genus
- Pseudomussaenda
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Yellow Mussaenda 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 Yellow Mussaenda itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Yellow Mussaenda
Yellow Mussaenda (Pseudomussaenda flava) belongs to the Rubiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 9 other states.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Yellow Mussaenda belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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