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Mussaenda arcuata

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Name

Identification
Mussaenda arcuata Poir. [family RUBIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Mussaenda arcuata
Common name
  • gwawon kare (ZOG) tsadakwuni (ZOG) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • ε-wunilәsәr (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • biσbie (NWT) hole (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • sσinyσ (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, KORANKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Mussaenda arcuata Lam. ex Poir. [family RUBIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Mussaenda arcuata Lam. ex Poir. [family RUBIACEAE], in LamEncyclMéthBot4: 392 (1797); F.T.A3: 68; Wernham l.c274AubrévFlForSoud.-Guln478, t108, 5-7; FWAndrFlPlSud3: 446 (incl. var. pubescens Wernham)
Mussaenda laurifolia A. Chev. [family RUBIACEAE], Bot314
Information
Erect or scrambling shrub; flowers yellow with yellow-hairy centre which turns brown later, fruits orange, enlarged calyx white; in forest and beside streams.
Habitat
; in forest and beside streams.
Range
Widespread in tropical Africa and Madagascar.
Distribution
Guin.: Dalaba to Diaguissa Chev. 18582; 18847. Macenta (Oct.) Baldwin 9794!S. L.: Jigaya (Sept.) Thomas 2743! Warantamba (Oct.) Small 351! Firana (fr. Mar.) Sc. Elliot 5353! Loma Mts. (Sept.) Jaeger 1943!Lib.: Kolahun (fl. 8 fr. Nov.) Baldwin 10132!Iv. C.: Bouaké Chev. 22134.Ghana: Gambaga to Nakpanduri (fr. Mar.) Hepper 8 Morton A3142!N. Nig.: Kontagora Prov. (Apr.) Dalz. 403! Nupe Barter 1239! Vom (Feb.) McClintock 219! Katsina Alla Dalz. 645!S. Nig.: Agbadi, Sapoba (fl. 8 fr. Nov.) Meikle 548! Okomu F.R., Benin (fl. 8 fr. Mar.) Akpabla 1117! Oban (Apr.) Ejiofor FHI 21873! Talbot 203! Boshi, Ogoja Dist. Rosevear 62/29![Br.] Cam.: Victoria to Kumba (fr. Apr.) Ejiofor FHI 29367! Johann-Albrechtshöhe (= Kumba) Staudt 458! Mambila Plateau (Jan.) Latilo 8 Daramola FHI 34386! Hepper 1647!

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