Ixora chinensis
Ixora chinensis, commonly known as Chinese ixora, is a species of plant of the genus Ixora.[1]
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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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixora chinensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Distribution
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
Ixora chinensis is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. [2]
Synonyms
The Catalogue of Life regonises 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
- "Species Details : Ixora chinensis Lam". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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