Ixora jucunda
Ixora jucunda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Genus: | Ixora |
Species: | I. jucunda
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Binomial name | |
Ixora jucunda Thwaites
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Ixora jucunda is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
Leaves[]
Large, oval to lanceolate, acute ends.
Trunk[]
Branchlets stout with nodal thickenings.
Flowers[]
White or pink, sweet-scented, calyx often red; Inflorescenece - large cymes.
Fruits[]
Globose berry.
Ecology[]
Rain forest understory of wet zone.
Uses[]
Ornamental.
References[]
- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Ixora jucunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32605A9716650. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32605A9716650.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
External links[]
- Media related to Ixora jucunda at Wikimedia Commons
- World Checklist of Rubiaceae
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Ixora
- Flora of Sri Lanka
- Vulnerable plants
- Rubiaceae stubs