Mussaendeae | |
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Mussaenda frondosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: |
Mussaendeae Hook.f. |
Type genus | |
Mussaenda L. |
Mussaendeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family and contains about 221 species in 8 genera. Its representatives are found from tropical and southern Africa, the western Indian Ocean, to tropical and subtropical Asia and the Pacific region.
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