Mussaenda philippica A.Rich.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Mussaenda

Characteristics

A small shrub. It can grow 3 m tall. The leaves are opposite and 21 cm long by 8 cm wide. The flowers are tube shaped and in clusters. The flowers have 5 spreading lobes. The fruit are black berries.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 3.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. In Townsville Queens BG and palmetum. It suits USDA hardiness zones 9-11.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use Antineoplastic agents (flower), Antioxidants (flower), Liver diseases (flower), Headache (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Wound (unspecified), Fumitory (unspecified)
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Images

Leaf

Mussaenda philippica leaf picture by Noel Dionson (cc-by-sa)
Mussaenda philippica leaf picture by Noel Dionson (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Mussaenda philippica flower picture by Noel Dionson (cc-by-sa)
Mussaenda philippica flower picture by Noel Dionson (cc-by-sa)
Mussaenda philippica flower picture by Blue Bottle (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Mussaenda philippica world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Brazil, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, and United States of America

Conservation status

Mussaenda philippica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:756770-1
WFO ID wfo-0000246724
COL ID 44QRF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447519
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Mussaenda philippica f. aurorae Mussaenda grandiflora Mussaenda philippica

Lower taxons

Mussaenda philippica var. aurorae Mussaenda philippica var. pubescens