Mussaenda leucophylla

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Mussaendeae
Genus: Mussaenda
Species: Mussaenda leucophylla

Name

Mussaenda leucophylla E.M.A.Petit, Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 25(2): 156 (1955)

• Typus: J. Gillardin 238 ([23] March 1937; Holotypus: BR [​BR0000008848376^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypus: BR [​BR0000008848383^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).
• Type locality: Congo Belge [= The Democratic Republic of the Congo]. District du Kasai: Katakombe[​Katako-Kombe].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Congo, Gabon, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Petit, E. 1955. Les Mussaenda L. (Rubiaceae) du Congo Belge. Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l’État à Bruxelles 25(2): 149–167. DOI: 10.2307/3667062 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mussaenda leucophylla. Published online. Accessed: 22 April 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mussaenda leucophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 April 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Mussaenda leucophylla. Accessed: 2024 January 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Mussaenda leucophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 22. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Lombo: Lopipilopi Lo Boliki
• Yaka: Kombolo