Ixora brachiata Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Ixora

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5-10 m tall. The bark is brown and scaly. The leaves are simple and opposite. The leaf blade is 8-18 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. The flowers are in groups near the end of branches. They are small, white and have a scent. The fruit is a round berry. It is 6 mm long and reddish when ripe. There are 2 seeds.
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 5.0 - 10.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in high rainfall areas. It grows as an understorey plant in disturbed evergreen forests up to 1,400 m above sea level.
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The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 120
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Images

Ixora brachiata unspecified picture

Distribution

Ixora brachiata world distribution map, present in Bangladesh and Indonesia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:753770-1
WFO ID wfo-0000218229
COL ID 3QGVH
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Synonyms

Ixora arnottiana Ixora obtusata Ixora brachiata