 A Review of the Genus Mussaenda (Rubiaceae) from Great Nicobar Island, India, including a New Species Vinod B. Shimpale*, S. R. Yadav and C. R. Babu- Rheedea Vol. 19 (1 & 2) 53-57 2009- Abstract– Five species of the genus Mussaenda L. are reported from Great Nicobar Island. Out of these M. nicobarica is described as a new species, M. wallichii G. Don is collected after Kurz’s collection, M. frondosa L. and M. macrophylla Wall. are widely distributed species while for the Indian flora M. villosa Wall. ex Hook.f. is confined to Great Nicobar Island. A taxonomic account of Mussaenda species from Great Nicobar Island along with a new species is presented.
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Floriculture in India By Gurcharan Singh Randhawa, Amitabha Mukhopadhyay (1986)- Description & Keys–
Biodiversity in India, Volume 4 edited by T. Pullaiah (2006)- Description-
Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha, V. Krishna, T. Pullaiah (2004)- Description-
Mussaenda laxa (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble
Flora of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India (2000)- Description-
Forest Plants of Eastern India By Amal Bhusan Chaudhuri (1993)- Description & Keys–
A Review of the Genus Mussaenda (Rubiaceae) from Great Nicobar Island, India, including a New Species by Vinod B. Shimpale, S. R. Yadav and C. R. Babu (Vol. 19 (1 & 2) 53-57 2009) (Description & Keys)–
Mussaenda villosa Wall. ex Hook.f.,
Journal of the Arnold Arboretum – Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, 1968-
… Further, the number of foveae in the areoles of the testa is 3-10 as against 5-18 in M. parryorum. Mussaenda parryorum may be recognized by its elliptic-lanceolate, pubescent leaves and stems, sessile and diffuse cymes, smaller fruits, and …
Floristic Diversity and Conservation Strategies in India, Volume 3 by Botanical Survey of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, 1999-
Mussaenda parryorum
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