Ixora ferrea (J.F.Gmel.) Benth.

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Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Ixora

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen tree. It grows 5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 5.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

An understorey plant in forests in the moist limestone and lower montane regions of Puerto Rico.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use Stomachic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 120
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ixora ferrea world distribution map, present in Cuba, Dominica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:753950-1
WFO ID wfo-0000218438
COL ID 3QH2X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629945
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Synonyms

Ixora ferrea Siderodendron triflorum Siderodendron ferreum Aegiphila ferrea Siderodendrum ferreum Pavetta quinqueflora Sideroxyloides ferreum