Nomenclature: wfo-0000246538
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Mussaenda elegans Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 117 (1827)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Beskr. Guin. Pl. 117. 1827 BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000414488: Zenker [1516] Cameroon Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000414539: Dalziel, J.M. [397] Nigeria Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000414540: MacGregor, W. [104] Nigeria Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000414541: MacGregor, W. [104] Nigeria Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher (1757-1830) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Schumach.' in the authors string.
- person : Peter Thonning (1775-1848) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Thonn.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 756609-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-130377
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-130377
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2024-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Code > Plantae > Pteridobiotina > Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Mussaenda > Mussaenda elegans
Synonyms
- Mussaenda discolor
- Mussaenda elegans var. minor
- Mussaenda elegans var. psilocarpa
- Mussaenda elegans var. rotundifolia
- Mussaenda hispida
- Bertiera coccinea
- Gardenia coccinea
Taxonomic References
- database : POWO record for urn:lsid:ipni.org:names: 756609-1 Govaerts R (ed.). 2024. WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants [Version 12]. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [WWW document] URL http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ [accessed 15 January 2024].