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Mussaenda elegans - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Oke Idanre, Ondo State, Nigeria; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer

Mussaenda elegans - Upper and lower surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper and lower surface of leaf; Oke Idanre, Ondo State, Nigeria; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer

Mussaenda elegans - Ripening fruits - Click to enlarge!

Ripening fruits; Oke Idanre, Ondo State, Nigeria; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer

Mussaenda elegans - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Oke Idanre, Ondo State, Nigeria; 6/2010 © Jörn Germer

Dataset

Identifier: 1330
Date of entry: 17.06.2010
Last update: 12.01.2020

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Gentianales (113)

        Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)

          Genus: Mussaenda (4)

            Epithet: elegans Schumach. & Thonn. (4)

Synonym: Mussaenda hispida Engl.

elegans => graceful, neat, nice

hispida => with stiff hairs or bristles

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: red

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