via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > M <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/m> > *Mussaenda glabrata* (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble ... (*family*: Rubiaceae) [image: Mussaenda glabrata (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/503324836/>
[image: Flowers of India] <http://www.flowersofindia.net/> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Mussaenda%20glabrata> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Mussaendaglabrata&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Mussaendaglabrata&format=kml_nl> *mew-say-EN-duh* -- Latinized form of Sinhalese vernacular name *mussenda*... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Mussaenda> *GLAB-rah-tuh* -- somewhat smooth ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=glabrata> *commonly known as*: dhobi tree<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/dhobi-tree>, flag bush<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/flag-bush>, white flag<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/white-flag>, white lady<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/white-lady>, white rag plant<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/white-rag-plant>, wild mussaenda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/wild-mussaenda>• *Bengali*: নাগবল্লী nagaballi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/nagaballi-nagaballi>• *Hindi*: बेदिना bedina<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bedina-bedina>• *Kannada*: ಬೆಲ್ಲೊಟ್ಟಿ bellotti<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/bellotti-bellotti>• *Konkani*: सरवडी sarvadi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/saravadi-sarvadi>• *Malayalam*: വെള്ളില vellila<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/vellila-vellila>• *Marathi*: भूतकेश bhutakesha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/bhutakesa-bhutakesha>, सरवड sarvad<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/saravada-sarvad>• *Sanskrit*: श्रीवाटी shrivati<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/srivati-shrivati>• *Tamil*: வெள்ளிமடந்தை velli-matantai<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/vellimatantai-velli-matantai> *botanical names*: *Mussaenda glabrata* (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble ... * synonyms*: *Mussaenda frondosa* var. *glabrata* Hook.f. • *Mussaenda frondosa* L. ... Biodiversity in India<http://books.google.co.in/books?id=M0ucOe89GZMC&pg=PA252&lpg=PA252&dq=Mussaenda+glabrata&source=bl&ots=cUvb4_C9Nl&sig=poiLpMFdtBJyJfITiVp82hARGB0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mR0qT8_yO8Ow2wXZl7WEDw&ved=0CF8Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Mussaenda%20glabrata&f=false>, Volume 4 by T. Pullaiah *References*: Flora of the Presidency of Bombay<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.archive.org%2Fstream%2Ffloraofpresidenc01cook%23page%2Fn613%2Fmode%2F2up&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeYw_QuE6b3UlMja9eHs43vPBvMaQ>• Biodiversity in India<http://books.google.co.in/books?id=M0ucOe89GZMC&pg=PA252&lpg=PA252&dq=Mussaenda+glabrata&source=bl&ots=cUvb4_C9Nl&sig=poiLpMFdtBJyJfITiVp82hARGB0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mR0qT8_yO8Ow2wXZl7WEDw&ved=0CF8Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Mussaenda%20glabrata&f=false>, Volume 4 by T. Pullaiah ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed at Murudeshwara, Karnataka ... 14 MAY 07 ... more views at *flickr<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DMussaendaglabrata%26w%3D91314344%2540N00%26m%3Dtags&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfiUOMgpqZbLtwnhvjbR1HkwLauaQ> *. Regards. Dinesh
