Mussaendeae Explained

Mussaendeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 221 species in 8 genera. Its representatives are found from tropical and southern Africa, the western Indian Ocean, to tropical and subtropical Asia and the Pacific region.^[1]

Genera

Currently accepted names^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

• Aphaenandra Miq. (1 sp)
• Bremeria Razafim. & Alejandro (18 sp)
• Heinsia DC. (5 sp)
• Landiopsis Capuron ex Bosser (1 sp)
• Mussaenda L. (187 sp)
• Neomussaenda Tange (2 sp)
• Pseudomussaenda Wernham (6 sp)
• Schizomussaenda H.L.Li (1 sp)

Synonyms

• Asemanthia Ridl. = Mussaenda
• Belilla Adans. = Mussaenda
• Epitaberna K.Schum. = Heinsia
• Landia Comm. ex A.Juss. = Bremeria
• Menestoria DC. = Mussaenda
• Spallanzania DC. = Mussaenda

External links

• • • Mussaendeae at uniprot.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Checklist of Rubiaceae. October 30, 2015.
2. Robbrecht E, Manen J-F. 2006. The major evolutionary lineages of the coffee family (Rubiaceae, angiosperms). Combined analysis (nDNA and cpDNA) to infer the position of Coptosapelta and Luculia, and supertree construction based on rbcL, rps16, trnL-trnF and atpB-rbcL data. A new classification in two subfamilies, Cinchonoideae and Rubioideae. Systematic Geography of Plants. 76. 85–146.
3. Bremer B. 2009. A review of molecular phylogenetic studies of Rubiaceae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 96. 4–26. 10.3417/2006197. 53378010.
4. Bremer B, Eriksson E. 2009. Time tree of Rubiaceae: phylogeny and dating the family, subfamilies, and tribes. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 170. 6. 766–793. 10.1086/599077. 49332892.