Ixora polyantha Wight

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (COFFEE FAMILY OR MADDER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Rubiaceae
  • Species : Ixora polyantha
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ixora polyantha Wight
  • Endemism : Peninsular India
  • Key identification features : A small shrub. Leaves are ovate-lanceolate, shortly acuminate, cuneate. Flowers are white, in terminal corymbose cymes. Drupe is about a cm across, yellowish-red when ripe.
  • Habit : Undershrub
  • Flower, Fruit : November-December
  • Native : India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : East Godavari district, West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature : Pullaiah, T., 1997. Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol. 3.
  • 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 polyantha. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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