| 词条 | Mussaenda erythrophylla |
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| image = Mussaenda erythrophylla02.JPG | image_caption = | genus = Mussaenda | species = erythrophylla | authority = Schumach. & Thonn. (1827) | synonyms = }} Mussaenda erythrophylla, commonly known as Ashanti blood, red flag bush and tropical dogwood, is an evergreen West African shrub. The bracts of the shrub may have different shades, including red, rose, white, pale pink or some mixtures. Mussaenda erythrophylla grows best in warmly temperate or subtropical areas and is semideciduous in cooler parts.[1] In its natural habitat the shrub may scramble up to {{convert|10|m|abbr=on}}, but is kept compact under cultivation.[1] The star-like flowers of the shrub are {{convert|10|mm|abbr=on}} in diameter and have a single, modified sepal. The caterpillars of the Commander (Limenitis procris), a brush-footed butterfly, utilize this species as a foodplant. References1. ^1 {{cite book | last = Sheat| first = Bill|author2=Schofield, Gerald| title =Complete Gardening in Southern Africa| publisher = Struik| year = 1995| page = 76| isbn =1868257045}} External links
2 : Mussaenda|Flora of West Tropical Africa |
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