Mussaenda villosa

Mussaenda villosa

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 villosa

Name

Mussaenda villosa Wall. [Numer. List: n. 6254 (1824), nom. nud.] ex G.Don, Gen. Hist. 3: 489 (1834)

• Typus: Wallich EIC 6254 (1822; lectotypus: K000740942^(JSTOR), designated by Chantaranothai 2015: 61; isolectotypus: K-W [​K001123447^(JSTOR)]).
• Type locality: [Malaysia.] Penang.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Mussaenda villosa var. herveyana King, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 72: 184 (1904); not accepted by Chantaranothai (2015: 61) [cited as Mussaenda villosa]
    • Typus: D.F.A. Hervey s.n. ([August 1886]; holotypus: K001129409).
    • Type locality: [Malaysia.] Malacca.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Nicobar Is., Thailand Malesia Malaya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Homonyms

• Mussaenda villosa Schlecht. ex Hook.f, Fl. Brit. India 3(7): 90 (1880), nom. illeg., pro syn. sub Mussaenda frondosa var. hirsutissima Hook.f. [≡ Mussaenda hirsutissima (Hook.f) Hutch. ex Gamble], but see also Mussaenda frondosa L.

References

Primary references

• Don, G. 1834. A general history of the dichlamydeous plants, comprising complete descriptions of the different orders; ...; the whole arranged according to the natural system. Vol. III. — Calyciiflorae. VIII+867 pp. J.G. and F. Rivington, et al., London. 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. 
• King, G. & Gamble, J.S. 1903[1904]. Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula. No. 14. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Natural History 72(4): 111–229. BHL Reference page. 
• Corner, E.J.H. & Watanabe, K. 1969. Illustrated Guide to Tropical Plants. Tokyo: Hirokawa Publishing Co. Reference page.  [see page 702.]
• Chantaranothai, P. 2015. A synopsis of Mussaenda L. (Rubiaceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 43: 51–65. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda villosa 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 villosa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 March 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mussaenda villosa. Published online. Accessed: 25 March 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mussaenda villosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 March 2022.

Vernacular names

日本語: ナガガクコンロンカ (Corner & Watanabe 1969)
Bahasa Melayu: Balik Adap
ไทย: ดอกเข็ม [in Trang]

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