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Mussaenda macrophylla

Mussaenda macrophylla
Photo: Krish Dulal, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Nepal to Taiwan (Lan Yü) and Pen. Malaysia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Mussaenda macrophylla, commonly known as sweet root is an evergreen Asian shrub. The bracts of the shrub may have different shades, including red, white or some mixtures. M. macrophylla is native to Asian countries like China, Taiwan, Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines.

Other Mussaenda plants

Red Leaved Mussaenda · Bangkok Rose · Taipei Mursaenda · Buddha's Lamp · Mussaenda pubescens · Mussaenda raiateensis · Mussaenda uniflora · Mussaenda villosa · Mussaenda

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Mussaenda macrophylla by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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