Mussaenda macrophylla

Mussaenda macrophylla

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 macrophylla
Varietates: M. m. var. brevipilosa – M. m. var. grandisepala – M. m. var. macrophylla

Name

Mussaenda macrophylla Wall., Fl. Ind. (Carey & Wallich ed.) 2: 228 (1824)

• Types:
  • Lectotype: Wallich Cat. 6255 (1821; K [​K000031997^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, designated by Alejandro et al. 2016: 488, vide Jayaweera 1963: 244 quoad 'Type']; Isolectotype: W 0067861^(GBIF)).
  • Syntypes: E {E00438211^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, E00438212^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, GH 00096260^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K-W {K001123448^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, K001123449^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, NY [​NY00132295^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}].
  • 'Types' with the same number as the lectotype: CAL {CAL0000010994 (202438), CAL0000010995 (202437)}; 'Isotype': LE 00017275^(JSTOR).
  • Note: holotype fide Chantaranothai (2015: 56): Wallich Cat. 6250A (K-W [​K001123423^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, as "Mussaenda frondosa"]); 'Type' without collector's name nor number: GH00303907^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}.
• Type locality: Nipal [= Nepal]. [Bagmati Province, Kathmandu:] Chundra-giri[​Chandragiri Hill] and Nagarjoon[Nagarjun].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China Southeast (Guandong, Guangxi). Regional: Eastern Asia Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, Nepal. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Is., Cambodia, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand. Regional: Malesia Malaya, Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Notes

• Nicobarese occurrence is represented by Shimpale 200 (collected at Nevy Dera forest, Great Nicobar Island, 10 May 2003; deposited at DUH).

Homonyms

• Mussaenda macrophylla Schumach., Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 118 (1827), nom. illeg. [≡ Mussaenda isertiana DC.]

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. 
• Yang, T.Y.A. 1998. Mussaenda Burm. 玉葉金花屬. In: Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2, Vol. 4, pp. 301–302. Taipei, Taiwan, ROC. Online.
• Shimpale, V.B., Yadav, S.R. & Babu, C.R. 2009. A Review of the Genus Mussaenda (Rubiaceae) from Great Nicobar Island, India, including a New Species. Rheedea 19(1–2): 53–57. DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2009.19.01.12 [nonfunctional] (Online). Reference page.  [see page 54]
• Chen Tao & Taylor, C.M. 2011. Mussaenda macrophylla. Pp. 232, 239, 242 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. efloras PDFReference page. 
• Chantaranothai, P. 2015. A synopsis of Mussaenda L. (Rubiaceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 43: 51–65. PDF Reference page. 
• Alejandro, G.J.D., Meve, U. & Liede-Schumann, S. 2016. A Taxonomic Revision of Philippine Mussaenda (Rubiaceae, Mussaendeae). Missouri Botanical Garden 101(3): 457–524. DOI: 10.3417/2010089 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda macrophylla 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mussaenda macrophylla. Published online. Accessed: 11 April 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mussaenda macrophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 April 2022. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mussaenda macrophylla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 11 April 2022.
• Yonekura, K. & Kajita, T. (2003 onwards) YList – index for Japanese-scientific plant names (「植物和名ー学名インデックス」). Published on Internet. Accessed: 2022 April 11
• 'DICOT TYPE'. Accessed: 2 December 2023.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Mussaenda macrophylla. Accessed: 2023 December 2.

Vernacular names

• 日本語: オオバコンロンカ
• ไทย: แก้มอ้นสองสี (Chantaranothai 2015)
• 中文（臺灣）: 大葉玉葉金花
• 中文: 大叶玉叶金花

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