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Mussaendeae

Mussaendeae
Mussaenda frondosa or Vellilam from Koothattukulam 5274.JPG
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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