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IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU) Habit- Small trees up to 5 m tall. Branchlets- Branchlets terete, glabrous.
Leaves- Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules broadly ovate with long subulate apex, interpetiolar, persistent; petiole 0.2-0.5 cm long, planoconvex in cross section, glabrous; lamina 7-16 x 2.5-3.5 cm, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, apex narrowly acuminate, base obtuse to acute, margin entire, chartaceous, glabrous; midrib raised above; secondary nerves 12-22 pairs, nearly right angle to the midrib; tertiary nerves slender reticulo-percurrent.
Flowers- Inflorescence terminal corymbs, lax; flowers white; pedicel to 0.7 cm long.
Fruit& seed- Berry, nearly globose; seeds 2.
Undergrowth in evergreen to semi-evergreen forests up to 600 m.
Endemic to the southern Western Ghats- South Sahyadri and north Malabar.
Attributions- B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry)
.          ANNOV09 Ixora malabarica : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (9)
Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary Nice pictures of Ixora malabarica Flowers of this species can be found at this post. interesting find .            134 ID wild plant: Please ID wild plant,
Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District, (Kochi) Kerala PIN:686671 Altitude: 1400fsl Flower date: 18.08.2021, 02.40pm Habitat: wild moisture Plant habit: under shrub, erect, branches, small hard stem, perennial Height: 04 feet Leaves: opposite, oblong, apex, size:08×03cm Flower: racemose, 4 petals, diameter:20mm, light pink, non fragrant Fruit: ovate, green into red, diameter:9mm, edible, sweet Seed: brown, 2 nos., semi globular, diameter:6mm Camera: mobile Samsung Galaxy A21s As per flowering look like Rubiaceae member. Ixora sp., Yes, it is very similar to I. malabarica, but reddish, thank you very much for ID suggestion, very rare plant. I also agree with this plant being Ixora malabarica (Dennst.) Mabb., as per images and details herein. .
  ID KZD 08/23: 2 images. Please identify this shrub from Kozhikode in Kerala. 4/11/23 https://efloraofindia.com/2011/03/09/ixora/ Thank you.
Check with Ixora malabrica..! Ok, I will check. But leaves look little different. Yes, matches with images at Ixora malabarica (Dennst.) Mabb. |
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