Rubiaceae
Red mussaenda
Mussaenda erythrophylla
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Mussaenda
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 紅紙扇, 红纸扇
- English
- Red mussaenda
- Japanese
- ヒゴロモコンロンカ
- Malayalam
- മുസ്സാണ്ട എറിത്രോഫില്ല
- Vietnamese
- Bướm hồng
Synonyms
- Mussaenda fulgens R.Br. ex Tedlie
- Mussaenda splendida Welw.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rajesh Choorappadavu, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aqilla Rahmi, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.