Plant Details

Accepted name:: Mussaenda arcuata Poir. [Rubiaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
anandengo	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
esobi	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
iane de kisanji	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
laingo	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
liane cacapoule	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
nsilu nsilu	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
savanna gooseberry	Other	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf		Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 5 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Landia astrographa Comm. ex DC. Prodr. 4: 372 (1830).
Landia stelligera Comm. ex DC. Prodr. 4: 372 (1830).
Mussaenda abyssinica Chiov. Ann. Bot. (Rome) 9: 67 (1911).
Mussaenda arcuata var. parviflora S.Moore J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 301 (1906).
Mussaenda arcuata var. pubescens Wernham J. Bot. 51: 274 (1913).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Mussaenda arcuata	Useful Pl. of Kongo C Province, Vol 1-2 (Latham & ku Mbuta, 2017)
Mussaenda arcuata Lam.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Mussaenda arcuata Lamarck	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Mussaenda arcuata Poir.	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Mussaenda arcuata Poiret	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)

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