Common name
English: Ashanti Blood, Red Flag Bush
German: Rotblättrige Mussaenda
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)
Genus: Mussaenda (4)
Epithet: erythrophylla Schumach. & Thonn. (1)
Synonyms: Mussaenda fulgens R.Br. ex Tedlie, Mussaenda splendida Welw.
erythrophylla => red leaves
fulgens => gleam
splendida => splendid
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: shrub, arborescent
Flower colour: red, beige