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Mussaenda philippica - Flower - Click to enlarge!

Flower; Nigeria; 4/2008 © Ralf Biechele

Mussaenda philippica - Flower bud - Click to enlarge!

Flower bud; Nigeria; 4/2008 © Ralf Biechele

Mussaenda philippica - Upper surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Upper surface of leaf; Nigeria; 4/2008 © Ralf Biechele

Mussaenda philippica - Lower surface of leaf - Click to enlarge!

Lower surface of leaf; Nigeria; 4/2008 © Ralf Biechele

Mussaenda philippica - Bark - Click to enlarge!

Bark; Nigeria; 4/2008 © Ralf Biechele

Mussaenda philippica - Habit - Click to enlarge!

Habit; Nigeria; 4/2008 © Ralf Biechele

Dataset

Identifier: 1604
Date of entry: 24.02.2011
Last update: 11.01.2020

Common name

English: White Mussaenda

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Gentianales (113)

        Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)

          Genus: Mussaenda (4)

            Epithet: philippica A.Rich. (1)

philippica => from the Philippines

Characteristics

Climate: tropical

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: orange, yellow

External links

Check for Mussaenda philippica at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

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