Mussaenda pubescens
Mussaenda pubescens is a plant from the coffee family, Rubiaceae that is found in Indonesia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Mussaenda |
| Species: | M. pubescens |
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The plant grows wild on hillsides, shrubs, and is often cultivated as an ornamental plant. To the Sumatran Malays, this plant is known as daun putri or nusa indah[1] (though the latter name refers to other species). Its twigs, leaves and roots are used as medicine.[1]
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