Mussaenda parviflora

Mussaenda parviflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to Yakushima and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, Taiwan, and Guangdong, China.[1] A climbing shrub, it flowers March to May and fruits from August all the way to January.[2]

  • Habit
    Habit
  • Midvein
    Midvein

Mussaenda parviflora
Flowers and calyces
Close up of flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Mussaenda
Species:
M. parviflora
Binomial name
Mussaenda parviflora
Synonyms[1]
  • Mussaenda albiflora Hayata
  • Mussaenda parviflora var. formosana Matsum.
  • Mussaenda parviflora var. yaeyamensis (Masam.) T.Yamaz.
  • Mussaenda pubescens var. yaeyamensis Masam.
  • Mussaenda taihokuensis Masam.
  • Mussaenda yaeyamensis (Masam.) Masam.

References
  1. "Mussaenda parviflora Miq". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. "小玉叶金花 xiao yu ye jin hua". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.


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