Mussaenda

Translingual thumb|Mussaenda frondosa Alternative forms mul Mussænda Etymology mul la-new -, from mul si මුස්සැන්ද Mussaenda frondosa species. The first appearance as a scientific name was in Species Plantarum by C. Linnaeus,Linnæus Carolus 1753 Species Plantarum [first] 1 Holmia Laurentius Salvius 177 https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358196 but it is precedented by a mention by Paul Hermann in his Musaeum Zeylanicum.Hermannus Paulus 1726 Musaeum Zeylanicum second Lugdunum Batavorum Apud Danielem van der Vecht, Bibliopolam 36 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Musaeum_Zeylanicum/z0U-AAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Belilla&pg=PA36 Proper noun f 1 genus family Rubiaceae shrubs, climbers and trees, calyx lobes often enlarged and coloured Hypernyms genus Hyponyms genus Mussaenda frondosa species (wild mussaenda, dhobi tree) - type species References 1 1 1