Mussaenda samana

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 samana

Name

Mussaenda samana Jayaw., J. Arnold Arbor. 44(2): 259 (1963)

• Typus: D.M.A. Jayaweera 46 (24 January 1961; holotypus: A 00096261^(JSTOR)).
• Type locality: Ceylon[Sri Lanka]. Ratnapura District: Gilimale.

Misapplied names

• Mussaenda frondosa var. glabrata auct. non Hook.f.: Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 2: 324 (1894)
  • Note: see Jayaweera (1963).
• Mussaenda glabrata auct. non (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble: Alston in Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6: 150 (1931)
  • Note: see Jayaweera (1963).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• 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. 

Additional references

• Trimen, H. 1894. A hand-book to the flora of Ceylon containing descriptions of all the species of flowering plants indigenous to the island, and notes on their history, distribution, and uses. Part II. Connaraceae–Rubiaceae. Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page. 
• Trimen, H. 1931. A hand-book to the flora of Ceylon containing descriptions of all the species of flowering plants indigenous to the island, and notes on their history, distribution, and uses. Part VI. Supplement by Alston, A.H.G. . Dulau & Co., London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda samana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda samana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mussaenda samana. Published online. Accessed: 25 March 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Mussaenda samana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 25 March 2022.