Mussaenda landolphioides Wernham

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Mussaenda

Characteristics

A woody climber. The younger stems have hairs. The flowers are yellow.
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Flowers yellow, enlarged calyx-lobe white or pale yellow
Harsh reflexed hairs on the younger stems
A woody climber
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in swamp forest in West Africa.
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In swamp forest.
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Usage

The leaves are used in soup.
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Edible leaves
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Distribution

Mussaenda landolphioides world distribution map, present in Liberia and Nigeria

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:756694-1
WFO ID wfo-0000246634
COL ID 44QP5
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Synonyms

Mussaenda brachyantha Mussaenda scabrida Mussaenda landolphioides