Rubiaceae
Mussaenda

Mussaenda tenuiflora Benth.

First published in W.J.Hooker, Niger Fl.: 392 (1849)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Tropical Africa to N. Angola. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Figueiredo, E. (2007). The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 455-495.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo). Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 3: 69
  • Wernham in J. Bot. 51: 274.
  • in Fl. Nigrit. 392 (1849)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Figueiredo, E. (2007). The Rubiaceae of Cabinda (Angola). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 154: 455-495.
  • Jongkind, C. (2014). Fauna & Flora of Liberia, flowering plant species list www.liberianfaunaflora.org.
  • Ruhsam, M. (2005). Survey of all the Rubiaceae specimens at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2013 Thomas, D.W. [10467] Cameroon K000745596 No
Jan 1, 2010 Tchiengue, B. [2632] Cameroon K000673229 No
Jan 1, 2010 Tchiengue, B. [2798] Cameroon K000518636 No
Mar 1, 2005 Kenneth Tah [302] Cameroon K000518619 No
Dec 1, 2003 Ghogue, J.-P. [66] Cameroon K000198313 No
Nov 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4010] Cameroon K000109761 No
Nov 1, 2001 Etuge, M. [4483] Cameroon K000109760 No
Nov 1, 2001 Cheek, M. [7884] Cameroon K000109762 No
Jan 1, 1995 Harris, D.J. [3700] Cameroon K000085984 No
Jan 1, 1995 Khayota, B. [486] Cameroon K000085987 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [144] Cameroon K000085996 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [1472] Cameroon K000085997 No
Jan 1, 1995 Watts, J. [768] Cameroon K000085982 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [5507] Cameroon K000540834 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [182] Cameroon K000085998 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [555] Cameroon K000086000 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [612] Cameroon K000085981 No
Jan 1, 1995 Baker, W.J. [314] Cameroon K000540848 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [4965] Cameroon K000540842 No
Jan 1, 1995 Baker, W.J. [307] Cameroon K000085983 No
Jan 1, 1995 Baker, W.J. [343] Cameroon K000085985 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [1470] Cameroon K000540825 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [5764] Cameroon K000085992 No
Jan 1, 1995 Harris, D.J. [3828] Cameroon K000085999 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [5507] Cameroon K000540826 No
Jan 1, 1995 Harris, D.J. [3664] Cameroon K000540827 No
Jan 1, 1995 Khayota, B. [574] Cameroon K000085995 No
Jan 1, 1995 Watts, J. [1001] Cameroon K000085991 No
Dec 1, 1994 Mbani, J., M. [68] Cameroon K000085986 No
Dec 1, 1994 Nkeng, P. [17] Cameroon K000085980 No
Dec 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [511] Cameroon K000085979 No
Dec 1, 1994 Tekwe, C. [129] Cameroon K000085329 No
Dec 1, 1994 Mbani, J., M. [138] Cameroon K000085993 No
Jan 1, 1992 Ndam, N. [518] Cameroon K000085670 No
Jan 1, 1992 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1193] Cameroon K000085671 No
Jan 1, 1992 Nguembock, F. [70] Cameroon K000085672 No
Jan 1, 1992 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1203] Cameroon K000085673 No
Jun 5, 1913 Bates, G.L. [219] Cameroon K000414490 Unknown Type Material Yes
Akogo, M. [197] Cameroon K001412219 No
Vogel [64] Equatorial Guinea K000414492 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ndam, N. [694] Cameroon K000608704 Yes
Watts, J.; Njie.; Ndumbe, P. [1047] Cameroon K001412216 No
Pouakouyou, D.; Etuge, M. [100] Cameroon K001412218 No
Ndam, N. [1196] Cameroon K001412214 No
Ekema, N.; Mbogemeng, L.; Etuge, M. [984] Cameroon K001412215 No
Ekema, N.; Achoundong, G.; Njie, M. [1200] Cameroon K001412217 No
Sonké, B. [1151] Cameroon K001412223 No
Akogo, M. [175] Cameroon K001412225 No
Ekema, S.N.; Nkefor, J.; Etuge, M. [1060] Cameroon K001412221 No
Cable, S.; Hurst, L.; Etuge, M.; Koopman, S.; Frazer, S. [1833] Cameroon K001418725 Yes
Luke, Q.; Bocuma, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Rivas, J. [13667] Equatorial Guinea K000609468 Yes
Barter [3308] Equatorial Guinea K000414491 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vogel [s.n.] K000414493 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0