Ixora amplexifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Ixoreae
Genus: Ixora
Subgenus: Ixora subg. Sathrochlamys
Sectio: Ixora sect. Hypsophyllum
Species: Ixora amplexifolia

Name

Ixora amplexifolia K.Schum. & Lauterb., Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee: 572 (1901 publ. 1900)

• Typus:
  • Lectotypus: Lauterbach 579 (in flower, 23 July 1890; B [​fide Bremekamp 1937]).
  • ⧼Syntypi⧽: Lauterbach 2686 (in fruit, 24 August 1896; B) et Kaernbach 80 (in flower, 11 December 1893; B).
• Type locality: [Papua New Guinea.] Kaiser Wilhelmsland:
  • Lectotypus: Bei Kako, am Sattelberg, bei 700 m ü. M.
  • Lauterbach 2686: am Ramufluss, im Hochwald, 100 m ü. M. [= over the Ramu River, in the highland forest, 100 m above sea level].
  • Kaernbach: bei Nuselang, auf dem Wege nach Sahang, im Hochwald, bei 850 m ü. M.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ixora coleopoda K.Schum. & Lauterb., Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee: 573 (1901 publ. 1900); not accepted by Bremekamp (1937) [cited as Ixora amplexifolia]
    • Typus: C.A.G. Lauterbach 1133 (in flower, 30 November 1890; B; Isotypus: L 0000556^(JSTOR)).
    • Type locality: [Papua New Guinea.] Kaiser Wilhelmsland: Am Oberlauf des Gogol, im Primärwalde [= On the upper part of the Gogol River, in the primary forest].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Papuasia New Guinea Papua New Guinea Pacific Southwestern Pacific Caroline Is. Palau [fide WCSP] References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schumann, K.M. & Lauterbach, C.A.G. 1900–1901. Die Flora der deutschen Schutzgebiete in der Südsee. 613 pp. XXII pl. Gebrüder Borntraeger, Leipzig. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1937. The Malaysian species of the genus Ixora (Rub.). Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 14(3–4): 197–367. Google Books. Google Books (another version). Reference page.  [see page 347.]
• Maraia, H., Orsak, L., Gideon, O. & Okpul, T. 2019. An update on the distribution and morphology of Ixora amplexifolia (Ixoroideae, Rubiaceae) in Papua New Guinea. Phytotaxa 409(3): 172–178. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.409.3.5 Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Ixora amplexifolia K.Schum. & Lauterb. (Least Concern) - Assessed by IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) on 12 June 2018 and published in 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ixora amplexifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixora amplexifolia. Published online. Accessed: 13 June 2022.