Ixora brachiata Roxb.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
  • Species : Ixora brachiata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ixora brachiata Roxb.
  • Vernacular name : Koraji (Kan.); Korvipala, Korivi (Tel.)
  • Key identification features : A small evergreen tree. Leaves are elliptic-oblong or lanceolate, obtuse at apex, more or less attenuated at base, coriaceous. Flowers are very fragrant, white, sweet-scented, sessile or in much brachiate cymes. Drupe is didymous, purplish-black in colour.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : February-August
  • Native : Peninsular India
  • Comments : Occasional in moist shady places along stream side and hill slopes.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kurnool district, Srikakulam district, East Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Ixora brachiata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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