Ixora roxburghii Kuntze

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rubiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ixora balakrishnii Deb & Rout; Ixora villosa Roxb.; Ixora villosa var. chevalieri Pit.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ixora roxburghii Kuntze
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Shrubs; branchlets pubescent; Leaves obovate or elliptic, 14-32 x 8- 12 cm, base cuneate, apex acuminate, coriaceous, glabrous above, tomentose beneath; lateral nerves 10-12 pairs; petioles 0.3-0.4 cm long; stipules tomentose; Flowers on pedunclate, bracteate cymes; corolla white, glabrous, tube slender, 0.2-0.4 cm wide, notched; style exserted; Fruits red, 0.4-0.5 cm in diam., crowned by calyx limb; seeds concave ventrally.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- August
  • Distribution :
    • Mizoram : Lungleh
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Malaya, Nicobar Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Malaya, Nicobar Islands
  • Literature :
    • Singh, N. P., Singh, K. P., & Singh, D. K. (2002). Flora of Mizoram (Vol. 1). Botanical Survey of India. Pg. : 696
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ixora roxburghii. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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