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Wild mussaenda or kingkilaban ( Mussaenda frondosa ) is a species of plant in the Rubiaceae, a climbing shrub, 2-5 meters high, hairy all over, leaves sitting opposite each other, ovate to oval in shape, 15 cm long and 8 cm wide. M. frondosa has flowers in panicles, star-shaped and orange-yellow in color. The petals are large and white. Pistils brown-orange. The fruit is round and narrow, bright green and black in color. This species grows in montane and sub-montane forests, slopes, elevations of 400-2000 meters and is semi-arid tolerant. This plant contains β-sitosterol, alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, β-stigmasterol, arjunolic acid, tannins, glycosides, steroids and resin. Often used as an anti-breast cancer agent, treating jaundice, asthma, fever, boils, leprosy, diuretic, coughs, wounds, diarrhea, eye pain and worm medicine. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Subfamily: Ixoroideae Tribe: Muss...

Pink weed ( Spigelia anthelmia ) is a species of plant in the Loganiaceae, herbaceous, erect, height up to 60 cm, fibrous roots, cylindrical stems, green, scaly or white powdery, sometimes branched at the base of the stem, grows to form colonies in shady places in the forest, roadsides and abandoned lands. S. anthelmia has oval-shaped leaves, length up to 13 cm, width up to 5 cm, green in color, rounded base and blunt tip. The flowers are funnel-shaped and white with brown or dark red stripes. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Gentianales Family: Loganiaceae Genus: Spigelia Species: Spigelia anthelmia