Mussaenda incana

Mussaenda incana

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: Ixoroideae
Tribus: Mussaendeae
Genus: Mussaenda
Species: Mussaenda incana

Name

Mussaenda incana Wall., Fl. Ind. (Carey & Wallich ed.) 2: 229 (1824)

• Typus: Wallich Cat. 6256 (in flower in August; holotypus: K000032003^(JSTOR), vide Jayaweera 1963: 249 quoad 'Type'; isotypi: E00438210^(JSTOR), GH 00096256^(JSTOR), LE00017274^(JSTOR)}).
• Type locality: Nipal[Nepal]. Road towards Gossain-Than[​Gosaikunda].

Misapplied names

• Mussaenda pubescens auct. non Dryand.: Buch.-Ham., Numer. List: n. 6257 (1832)
  • Note: see Jayaweera (1963: 249).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. (†). 1824. Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants. [Edited by Carey, W.] Vol. 2. 588 pp. Serampore. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Wallich, N. 1828–1849. A Numerical List of Dried Specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company, which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta. London. BHL Reference page. 
• Jayaweera, D.M.A. 1963. The Rubiaceous genus Mussaenda: the species of India and Ceylon. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 44(2): 232–267. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda incana in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 11. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda incana in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mussaenda incana. Published online. Accessed: 11 April 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mussaenda incana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 April 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mussaenda incana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 11 April 2022.

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