Mussaenda Philippica Plant Description. Root and the while full-grown sepals are used in jaundice. It has orange-yellow flowers and white sepals.
Agboy is a plant species in the family Rubiaceae that grows as a shrub or small tree. In some cultivars all sepals may be enlarged. This evergreen shrub may reach 2 m in height the opposite leaves are about 21 x 8 cm veins obvious hairs present on both surfaces.
Mussaenda Overview This genus has about 100 evergreen perennial shrubs subshrubs and climbers The flowers are produce with petals of small red or yellow blooms The shrubs are attractive and have bright green leaves.
Native to the Philippines it is commonly grown elsewhere as an ornamental species. But more showy than the flowers are the 4-8 cm long creamy to greenish-white bracts. Shrub or small tree. Large shrub up to 3 m tall.