title: Mussaendeae
text: # Mussaendeae
  
  Mussaendeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 221 species in 8 genera. Its representatives are found from tropical and southern Africa, the western Indian Ocean, to tropical and subtropical Asia and the Pacific region.
  
  ## Genera
  
  Currently accepted names
  
  * Aphaenandra Miq. (1 sp)
  * Bremeria Razafim. & Alejandro (18 sp)
  * Heinsia DC. (5 sp)
  * Landiopsis Capuron ex Bosser (1 sp)
  * Mussaenda L. (187 sp)
  * Neomussaenda Tange (2 sp)
  * Pseudomussaenda Wernham (6 sp)
  * Schizomussaenda H.L.Li (1 sp)
  
  Synonyms
  
  * Asemanthia Ridl. = Mussaenda
  * Belilla Adans. = Mussaenda
  * Epitaberna K.Schum. = Heinsia
  * Landia Comm. ex A.Juss. = Bremeria
  * Menestoria DC. = Mussaenda
  * Spallanzania DC. = Mussaenda
  