Mussenda (753479986)

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Summary[edit] Description: Rubiaceae (madder, bedstraw, or coffee family) » Mussaenda erythrophylla mew-say-EN-duh -- Latinized form of Sinhalese vernacular name mussenda er-ith-roh-FIL-uh -- meaning, red-leaved commonly known as: Bengali: sada patta • English: mussaenda • Hindi: bedina • Konkani: मिठाइ फुल mithai phool • Manipuri: hanu-rei • Sinhalese: mussenda • Tamil: வெள்ளையிலை vellaiyilai Origin: Tropical Africa, Asia, Pacific Islands.. a shrub related to coffee trees, native to Asia, such as Thailand, the West Indies and parts of tropical West Africa, such as Zaire. Mussaenda may be a rather small shrub, or large to 30 feet, like a small tree. Commercial nurseries often train mussaenda to be tree-like in form for landscape use. Their natural habit is to produce many stems and it is quite a rambler. It has silky, hairy, soft medium-green leaves. Date: 7 July 2007, 11:45. Source: Mussenda. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.