Genus Mussaenda
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Range:
Location unknown
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Short etymology:
Latinised form of Sinhalese vernacular name mussenda meaning ‘red-leaved’ (more correctly ‘red-sepaled’); referring to the stunning blood-red sepals of M. erythrophylla, but other species have a wide range of colours.
Scientific name:
Mussaenda L.
Etymology source:
Global vulnerability:
NE
Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Sp. Pl. 1: 177 (1753)
Synonym status:
Observations of Taxon
Mussaenda arcuata
Name of observer:
David Gwynne-Evans (David)
Date observed:
Date observed unknown
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