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Mussaenda frondosa, commonly known as the wild mussaenda or dhobi tree, is a plant of family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub that grows to about 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in) tall. Like most other Mussaenda species, they have a bract beneath their flowers, which in this species is white in colour.[2]

Mussaenda frondosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Mussaenda
Species:	M. frondosa
Binomial name
Mussaenda frondosa L.
Synonyms[1]
Gardenia frondosa (L.) Lam. Mussaenda belilla Buch.-Ham. Mussaenda dovinia Buch.-Ham. Mussaenda flavescens Buch.-Ham. Mussaenda formosa L. nom. illeg. Mussaenda fruticosa L. Mussaenda ingrata Wall. ex Hook.f. Mussaenda macrophylla Kurz nom. illeg. Mussaenda sumatrensis B.Heyne ex Roth Mussaenda tomentosa Wight ex Hook.f. nom. inval. Mussaenda villosa Schltdl. ex Hook.f. nom. illeg.

Description

The shrub may also grow as a scandent climber. The flowers are clusters of orange-yellow tubular flowers with one of their five sepals enlarged into a white petal-like form, set among pale green, oval leaves; berries follow the bloom. The erect, branching stem has a shrubby crown.

Distribution

Mussaenda frondosa is native to India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia.

References

External links

• http://thetropicalfloweringzone.com/2014/01/23/mussaenda-frondosa/

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