Ixora chinensis

Ixora chinensis
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 Lam.
Synonyms
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Ixora chinensis, commonly known as Chinese ixora, is a species of plant of the genus Ixora.

Ixora chinensis in bloom

Flowers of Chinese ixora at the campus of Ramakrishna Mission Shikshanamandira in Belur, Howrah.

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 recognises the following synonyms:

• Ixora speciosa Raf.
• Miq. Gaertnera hongkongensis
• Seem. Ixora blanda
• Ker Gawl. Ixora coccinea
• Curtis, nom. illeg. W.Bull
• Lindl. W.Bull
• Schult. & Schult.f. Roxb. ex Sm.
• Reinw. ex Miq. Willd.
• Pierre ex Pit. (Roxb.) Blume
• Pavetta arborea Sykesia hongkongensis
• Ixora flammea Ixora kroneana
• Ixora rosea Ixora stricta
• Blanco (Seem.) Kuntze
• Ixora colei Ixora crocata
• Ixora dixiana Ixora dubia
• Salisb. (Miq.) Bremek.
• Sims, nom. illeg. Roxb.
• (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. (Seem.) But, H.H.Hsue & P.T.Li
• Tsiangia hongkongensis Pavetta kroneana
• Pavetta stricta Pavetta chinensis
• Bemsetia paniculata Ixora incarnata
• Ixora pallida Ixora stricta var. mekongensis

External links

Media related to Ixora chinensis at Wikimedia Commons