Mussaenda polita

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: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Mussaendeae
Genus: Mussaenda
Species: Mussaenda polita

Name

Mussaenda polita Hiern, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 3: 67 (1877)

• Typus: G. Mann [1799] ([1862]; P00539366^(JSTOR); isotypus: GH 01154672^(JSTOR); cf. K {K000414494^(JSTOR), K000414495^(JSTOR)}, both without type indication).
• Type locality: Upper Guinea[Gabon]. 1°N. Lat. Mount John River, Kongui.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Nigeria West-Central Tropical Africa Camerron, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is. South Tropical Africa Angola References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Oliver, D. 1877. Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 3. Umbeliferae to Ebenaceae. 544 pp. London. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Davis, A.P. & Figueiredo, E. 2007. A checklist of the Rubiaceae (coffee family) of Bioko and Annobon (Equatorial Guinea, Gulf of Guinea). Systematics and Biodiversity 5(2): 159–186. DOI: 10.1017/S1477200006002143 PDF Reference page.  [see page 168.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda polita in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 11. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda polita in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mussaenda polita. Published online. Accessed: 11 April 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mussaenda polita. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 April 2022.