Ixora insignis Chun & F.C.How ex W.C.Ko

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Ixora

Characteristics

Small trees, height not noted; branches glabrous. Leaves opposite; petiole 7-10 mm; blade drying membranous, elliptic-oblong to oblong-oblanceolate, 10-14 × 4-5 cm, glabrous, base cuneate, obtuse, or rounded, apex abruptly shortly acuminate; secondary veins 10-12 pairs; stipules triangular, 5-8 mm, with arista almost as long as sheath. Inflorescence terminal, corymbiform, puberulent; peduncle ca. 14 cm, articulate below middle, at articulation with pair of reduced leaves (or leaflike bracts) ovate to oblong-ovate, ca. 4 × 2.5 cm; branched portion 6-7 cm wide; secondary axes 1.5-1.8 cm; bracts linear-subulate, 0.5-3 mm; pedicels to 1.5 mm. Flowers sessile or pedicellate. Calyx puberulent; hypanthium obconic to ellipsoid, ca. 0.5 mm; limb deeply lobed; lobes narrowly elliptic-oblong, 1.3-1.5 mm, obtuse. Corolla in bud up to 2 cm with lobes up to 6 mm, obtuse. Drupe not seen. Fl. May.
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 120
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Ixora insignis world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1008195-1
WFO ID wfo-0000218567
COL ID 3QH6H
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Synonyms

Ixora insignis