MUSSAENDA ERYTHROPHYLLA 
Mussaenda — a native Ceylonese name; crjthrophrlla — red-leaved. 
English name : 
Family : 
Red Mussaenda. 
Rubiaceae. 
Country of origin : West Tropical Africa. 
Colour: vermilion and yellowish. 
Garden use: a climber which can be trained 
over trees and pergolas, but 
which is perhaps best kept cut 
back into a large bush. The 
vermilion ‘leaf’ which is the 
most striking feature of the 
plant is actually an enlarged 
sepal. The flowers and fruits 
are red hairy. 
Propagation: by cuttings. 
A, the calyx showing the base of an enlarged 
sepal . 
B, a flower. 
C, a vertical section of the flower. 
D , fruits . 
E, cross section of ovary. 
