Mussaenda glabra Vahl
Family
Rubiaceae
Synonyms
Mussaenda frondosa auct. non L.
Vernacular Names
| Malaysia | Balek adap, adap-adap, daun puteri (Peninsular). |
| Indonesia | Kingkilaban, areuy siwurungan (Sundanese), kalik adep (Javanese). |
| Thailand | Bai taang dok (Narathiwat). |
Geographical Distributions
This plant is distributed throughout India, Burma (Myanmar), southern China, the Ryukyu Islands, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Java.
Description
M. glabra is a scandent shrub, which can grow up to 5 m tall. The branches are almost smooth. Leaves are elliptical, oblong or elliptical-lance-shaped, 5-14 cm x 1.5-5.5 cm and usually hairless except the veins. The yellow or orange flowers are broadly ovate to elliptical, white enlarged sepal lobe that is up to 12 cm long while the petal is up to 3 cm long. Fruit is ovoid-ellipsoid and up to 12 mm long.
Ecology / Cultivation
M. glabra occurs in more open localities in primary and secondary forest, up to 1700 m altitude. (1)
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References
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View Abstract: R.H.M.J. Lemmens and N. Bunyapraphatsara (Editors). Plant Resources of South-East Asia No.12(3): Medicinal and poisonous plants 3. 2003.
