红纸扇 Mussaenda erythrophylla

  • Scientific Name: Mussaenda erythrophylla Schumach. & Thonn.
  • Ref: C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.:116. 1827
  • Synonyms: Mussaenda fulgens R.Br. ex Tedlie; M. splendida Welw.
  • English Common Name: Ashanti blood, red flag bush, tropical dogwood
  • Chinese Common Name: 红纸扇 hóng∙zhǐshàn, 红叶金花 hóngyè∙jīnhuā
  • Japanese Common Name: ヒゴロモコンロンカ [緋衣崑崙花] higoromokonronka
  • Family: Rubiaceae
  • Genus: Mussaenda
  • Distribution: native to tropical Africa
  • Photo: 06/21/2009, South China Botanical Garden, Guangdong

06/21/2009, South China Botanical Garden

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