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The genus Mussaenda is in the family Rubiaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Mussaenda

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Mussaenda acuminata Blume	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda acuminatissima Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda aestuarii K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda afzelii G.Don	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda afzelioides Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda albiflora Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda angolensis Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda angustisepala Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda anisophylla Vidal	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda anomala H.L.Li	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda antiloga Chun & W.C.Ko	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda aptera Pit.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda arcuata Poir.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda attenuifolia Elmer	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda bammleri Valeton	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda benguetensis Elmer	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda bevanii F.Muell.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda bityensis Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda bodenii Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda bonii Pit.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda borbonica Lapeyrere	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda brachygyna Merr. & L.M.Perry	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda breviloba S.Moore	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda cambodiana Pierre ex Pit.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda caudatiloba D.Fang	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda cavaleriei H.Lév.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda celebica Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda chevalieri Pit.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda chinensis Lour.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda chingii C.Y.Wu ex H.H.Hsue & H.Wu	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda chippii Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda chlorantha Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda chrysotricha Valeton	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda conopharyngiifolia Stapf	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda cordifolia Wall. ex G.Don	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda corymbosa Roxb.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda cuspidata Geddes	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda cylindrocarpa Burck	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda dasyphylla Miq.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda dawei Hutch.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda debeauxii Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda decipiens H.Li	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda densiflora H.L.Li	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda dinhensis Pierre ex Pit.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda divaricata Hutch.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda dolichocarpa (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) Rech.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda dranensis Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda elegans Schumach. & Thonn.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda elliptica Hutch.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda elmeri Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda emeiensis Z.Y.Zhu & S.J.Zhu	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda erosa Champ. ex Benth.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda erythrophylla Schumach. & Thonn.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda esquirolii H.Lév.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda ferrea Geddes	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda ferruginea K.Schum.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda fissibractea Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda forbesii Wernham ex S.Moore	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda forsteniana Miq.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda frondosa L.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda garrettii Craib	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda glabra Vahl	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda glabrata (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda gossweileri Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda grandiflora Benth.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda grandifolia Elmer	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda griffithii Wight ex Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda hainanensis Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda havilandii ined.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda heinsioides Hiern	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda herderscheeana Valeton	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda hilaris Pierre ex Pit.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda hirsuta Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda hirsutissima (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda hirsutula Miq.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda hoaensis Pierre ex Pit.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda hossei Craib ex Hosseus	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda incana Wall.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda inflata H.H.Hsue & H.Wu	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda intuspilosa Jayaw.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda isertiana DC.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda johannis-winkleri Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda kajewskii Merr. & L.M.Perry	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda kanehirae Merr. & L.M.Perry	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda keenanii Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda kerrii Craib	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda kingdon-wardii Jayaw.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda kintaensis King ex Stapf	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda kuliangensis F.P.Metcalf	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda kwangsiensis H.L.Li	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda kwangtungensis H.L.Li	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda lanata C.B.Rob.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda lancifolia K.Krause	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda lancipetala X.F.Deng & D.X.Zhang	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda landolphioides Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda lanuginosa Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda laxa (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda laxiflora Hutch.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda leptantha Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda leucophylla E.M.A.Petit	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda leucova Gilli	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda linderi Hutch. & Dalziel	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda lobbii (Ridl.) ined.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda longipetala H.L.Li	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda longisepala Geddes	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda longituba Valeton	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda lotungensis Chun & W.C.Ko	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda macrantha Valeton	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda macrophylla Wall.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda magallanensis Elmer	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda maingayi (Hook.f.) Hemsl. ex B.D.Jacks.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda mairei H.Lév.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda malaccensis Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda malacotricha Merr. & L.M.Perry	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda membranacea King	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda membranifolia Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda microdonta Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda milleri Elmer	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda mollis Geddes	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda mollissima C.Y.Wu ex H.H.Hsue & H.Wu	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda monticola K.Krause	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda motleyi Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda multibracteata Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda multinervis C.Y.Wu ex H.H.Hsue & H.Wu	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda nannanii Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda nervosa Elmer	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda nijensis R.D.Good	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda nivea A.Chev. ex Hutch. & Dalziel	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda oblonga King	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda oreadum Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda ornata S.Moore	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda ovata Merr. & L.M.Perry	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda palawanensis Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda paludosa E.M.A.Petit	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda parryorum C.E.C.Fisch.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda parviflora Miq.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda parvifolia Valeton	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda philippica A.Rich.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda philippinensis Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda pilosissima Valeton	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda pinatubensis Elmer	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda pingbianensis C.Y.Wu ex H.H.Hsue & H.Wu	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda pluviatilis S.Moore	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda polita Hiern	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda polyneura King	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda procera F.M.Bailey	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda pubescens Dryand.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda pullei Valeton	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda purpurascens Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda raiateensis J.W.Moore	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda rehderiana Hutch.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda reinwardtiana Miq.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda ridleyana Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda rivularis Welw. ex Hiern	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda roxburghii Hook.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda rufa A.Rich.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda rufescens Valeton	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda rufinervia Miq.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda saigonensis Pierre ex Pit.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda samana Jayaw.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda sandakana Govaerts	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda sanderiana Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda scandens Elmer	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda scratchleyi Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda sericea Blume	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda sessilifolia Hutch.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda setosa Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda shikokiana Makino	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda simpliciloba Hand.-Mazz.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda soyauxii Büttner	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda spectabilis Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda squiresii Merr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda subsessilis Pierre ex Pit.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda sutepensis Hosseus	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda taiwaniana Kaneh.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda tenuiflora Benth.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda teysmanniana Miq.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda theifera Pierre ex Carr.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda thorelii Pit.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda tomentosa Wight ex G.Don	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda treutleri Stapf	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda tristigmatica Cummins	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda ustii Alejandro	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda utakwae Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda variolosa Wall. ex G.Don	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda vidalii Elmer	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda villosa Wall. ex G.Don	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda viridiflora Alejandro	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda wallichii G.Don	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda whitei S.Moore	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda wilsonii Hutch.	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda wrayi King	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda zenkeri Wernham	Accepted		WCSP
Mussaenda zollingeriana Klotzsch	Accepted		WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 336 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Mussaenda. Of these 194 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 37 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Mussaenda. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 336 species names for the genus Mussaenda recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	194	57.7%
◕	Synonym	123	36.6%
◕	Unplaced	11	3.3%
◕	Unassessed	8	2.4%

All names

The status of the 373 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Mussaenda recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	200	53.6%
◕	Synonym	154	41.3%
◕	Unplaced	11	2.9%
◕	Unassessed	8	2.1%

Of these names,

• 2 are recorded as invalid
• 22 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 336 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Mussaenda, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	194	118	0	0	312	92.9%
	Medium confidence	0	4	0	0	4	1.2%
	Low confidence	0	1	11	8	20	6.0%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Mussaenda, are as follows: