Agumbe :: Mussaenda FOR ID

Dinesh Valke

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Jan 22, 2015, 9:46:41 AM1/22/15

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Agumbe ... Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka

Date: 26 DEC 2014 ... Altitude: about 700 m asl

Dear friends,
Is there any other wild Mussaenda besides M. frondosa ?

The buds of the photos posted below have a bulge that is not to be seen in the adjacent picture of M. frondosa. Not sure if it is to be considered just as a variation.

From distance, these buds alluded to some ceropegia; we somehow reached near to the plant - Anurag was quick to realize that it is Rubiceae plant - he concluded it to be someMussaenda.

Mussaenda ¿ species ? ... (family: Rubiaceae)

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Dinesh

J.M. Garg

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Jan 28, 2015, 5:33:04 AM1/28/15

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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

Some earlier relevant feedback:

Mussaenda species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available)

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Forwarding again for Id assistance please.

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Mussaenda species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available)

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Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 12, 2021, 9:11:10 AM1/12/21

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Distributed as Mussaenda species- Agumbe, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka

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Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 12, 2021, 9:11:57 AM1/12/21

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Distributed as Mussaenda species- Agumbe, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka

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Saroj Kasaju

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Jan 12, 2021, 11:00:23 AM1/12/21

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Mussaenda tomentosa Wall. ex G.Don

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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Dinesh Valke

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Jan 12, 2021, 11:52:34 PM1/12/21

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Thank you very very much Saroj ji.

I am convinced with your ID.

Many thanks Garg ji for resurfacing this query.

Regards.

Dinesh

Saroj Kasaju

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Jan 13, 2021, 12:35:12 AM1/13/21

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My pleasure Dinesh Ji !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

J.M. Garg

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Jan 19, 2021, 12:43:21 AM1/19/21

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No. This does not match with the type specimen of Mussaenda tomentosa Wall. ex G.Don as per GBIF (only two specimens including one type specimen).

On the other hand, there are 507 occurrences for Mussaenda frondosa in GBIF.

I could not find the keys to differentiate them, but the type specimen of M. tomentosa says it all.

I think it should be Mussaenda frondosa only as per images and details herein.

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