Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Mussaenda | Species: Mussaenda frondosa L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Mussaenda glabrata | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Flag Bush, Vellimadhandai, Vellai Ilai, Schizomussaenda | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | White Lady, White Rag Plant | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Hanurei | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Fruit C. 1 cm across globose |
| Habitat | Occurs in moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests also in the plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia And, Indonesia. | Bark Details | Fairly smooth and even surface grey-white |
| Distribution in manipur | Central | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is a smaller shrub 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in–6 ft 7 in) tall by 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in–6 ft 7 in) wide | Leaf Details | Leaves 6-10 X 4-6 cm, broadly ovate, base rounded, caudate acuminate at apex, sparsely hairy on both surfaces |
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