Wild mussaenda

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Mussaenda frondosa

Wild mussaenda, a reference photo
Photo: Vinayaraj · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Mussaenda frondosa, commonly known as the wild mussaenda or dhobi tree, is a plant of family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub that grows to about 1.5–2 m (4 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in) tall. Like most other Mussaenda species, they have a bract beneath their flowers, which in this species is white in colour.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Wild mussaenda being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Species
Mussaenda frondosa

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