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Mussaenda frondosa

Botanic Family
Rubiaceae
Author
Linnaeus

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Glabrescent erect or scrambling climbing shrub or tree with pubescent lenticellate stems aging glabrous, villous coriaceous leaves 150mm x 83mm, white villous on nerves beneath, terminal & axillary downy corymbs, panicles or cymes to 80mm long with hairy bracts & trifid bracteoles, of golden yellow flowers to 25mm long, 12mm hairy calyx creamy-white with tube 2.5mm long & lobes 15mm x 1.5mm, creamy white petaloid bract to 120mm x 89mm, 5 sepals 2.5mm long with lobes 80mm x 40mm, 5 petals 4mm x 2.5mm, corolla tube to 27mm long villous outside with lobes 8mm x 8mm, puberulous or glabrous black berry 10mm x 7mm with persistent sepals

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