Mussaenda raiateensis

Mussaenda raiateensis

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 raiateensis

Name

Mussaenda raiateensis J.W.Moore, Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 102: 44 (1933)

• Typus: J.W. Moore 684 (24 March 1927; holotypus: BISH1004487^(JSTOR); isotypi: BISH {BISH1004488^(JSTOR), BISH1004489^(JSTOR)}, CANB354744^(JSTOR), MIN1001839, P {P04022211^(JSTOR), P04022212^(JSTOR)}, US {US00432902-3239206^(JSTOR), US00956021-3556553^(JSTOR)}).
• Type locality: [French Polynesia.] Raiatea: altitude 900 meters, in wet gully, west side of highest mountain.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Pacific Southwestern Pacific Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is. South-Central Pacific Cook Is., Society Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moore, J.W. 1933. New and critical plants from Raiatea. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 102: 1–53. HathiTrust. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda raiateensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 12. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Mussaenda raiateensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 April 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mussaenda raiateensis. Published online. Accessed: 12 April 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Mussaenda raiateensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 April 2022.

Vernacular names

Na Vosa Vakaviti: Mbombo [Vanua Levu]
lea faka-Tonga: Monomonoʻahina [Eua]

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