Summary
Place of publication:
Mém. Rubiac. 165. 1830 (Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 5:245. 1834)
Verified:
11/06/1985
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae. Note: mentions
- Jayaweera, D. M. A. 1964. The rubiaceous genus Mussaenda: the species of the Philippine Islands. J. Arnold Arbor. 45:128.
- Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
- Merrill, E. D. 1922-1926. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants.
Common names
English
Buddha's-lamp – Philippine mussaenda –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Asia-Tropical | Malesia | Philippines | | |
Native
Asia-Tropical
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=24780.
Accessed 4 May 2025.