Ixora javanica Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Rubiaceae > Ixora

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 5-11 m tall. The leaves are opposite and simple. The flowers are 12 mm across. They are orange to red. There is a long corolla tube. The flowers are in groups. The fruit are 1 cm across. They are red to purple.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.5 - 10.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in forests up to 700 m above sea level. It is usually on hillsides but can be along rivers. It is usually on rich clay soils but can be on sandy and basic soils.
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An understorey tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests at elevations up to 700 metres. Usually on hillsides and ridges, but also found on alluvial sites and along rivers and streams.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The young flowers and young fruit are used in a vegetable soup.
Uses environmental use medicinal
Edible flowers fruits
Therapeutic use Antineoplastic agents (flower), Carcinoma, ehrlich tumor (leaf), Leukemia (leaf), Lymphoma (leaf), Sarcoma (leaf), Antineoplastic agents (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or stem cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 120
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Ixora javanica world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Conservation status

Ixora javanica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:754072-1
WFO ID wfo-0000218581
COL ID 3QH6X
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 629947
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Synonyms

Ixora cyathosperma Ixora mutabilis Pavetta javanica Ixora amoena Ixora javanica Ixora amara Ixora javanica var. paucinervia Ixora stricta var. amoena Ixora stricta var. blumeana Ixora stricta var. javanica Ixora stricta var. pubistyla Ixora javanica var. retinervia Ixora javanica var. multinervia