Ixora chinensis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Ixora |
Species: | I. chinensis
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Ixora chinensis, commonly known as Chinese ixora, is a species of plant of the genus Ixora.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ixora_in_bloom.jpg/220px-Ixora_in_bloom.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flowers_of_Chinese_ixora_at_the_campus_of_Ramakrishna_Mission_Shikshanamandira_in_Belur%2C_Howrah.jpg/220px-Flowers_of_Chinese_ixora_at_the_campus_of_Ramakrishna_Mission_Shikshanamandira_in_Belur%2C_Howrah.jpg)
Distribution
[edit]This species is native to Cambodia, Southeast China, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. And it has been introduced into Bangladesh, Caroline Is., Colombia, Malaya, and Marianas islands. [2]
Growth form and ecology
[edit]Ixora chinensis is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. [2]
Synonyms
[edit]The Catalogue of Life recognises the following synonyms:[1]
- Bemsetia paniculata Raf.
- Gaertnera hongkongensis Seem.
- Ixora blanda Ker Gawl.
- Ixora coccinea Curtis, nom. illeg.
- Ixora colei W.Bull
- Ixora crocata Lindl.
- Ixora dixiana W.Bull
- Ixora dubia Schult. & Schult.f.
- Ixora flammea Salisb.
- Ixora incarnata Roxb. ex Sm.
- Ixora kroneana (Miq.) Bremek.
- Ixora pallida Reinw. ex Miq.
- Ixora rosea Sims, nom. illeg.
- Ixora speciosa Willd.
- Ixora stricta Roxb.
- Ixora stricta var. mekongensis Pierre ex Pit.
- Pavetta arborea Blanco
- Pavetta chinensis (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.
- Pavetta kroneana Miq.
- Pavetta stricta (Roxb.) Blume
- Sykesia hongkongensis (Seem.) Kuntze
- Tsiangia hongkongensis (Seem.) But, H.H.Hsue & P.T.Li
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Species Details : Ixora chinensis Lam". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
External links
[edit] Media related to Ixora chinensis at Wikimedia Commons
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