Ixora grandifolia

An illustration of Ixora grandifolia in Koorders & Valeton (1915: t. 545), based on the specimens Koorders 34050β and Koorders 29806β (BO)

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
Species: Ixora grandifolia
Varietates: I. g. var. grandifolia – I. g. var. lancifolia – I. g. var. rosella

Name

Ixora grandifolia Zoll. & Moritzi, Syst. Verz. (Moritzi et al.): 65 (1846)

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Pavetta macrophylla Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 16: 953 (October 1826 – November 1827)
    • Note: there exists a blocking name Ixora macrophylla Bartl. ex DC. (1830).
    • Typus: C.L. Blume 890 (Holotypus: L 0000575^(JSTOR)).
      • Note: LE herbarium holds an 'specimen original' collected by Korthals (LE 00017440^(JSTOR)).
    • Type locality: [Indonesia. Java: Salak], in sylvis montanis.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Andaman Is., Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo (Brunei, Kalimantan, Sabah, Sarawak), Jawa, Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore), Sulawesi, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Homonyms

• Ixora grandifolia Müll.Arg., Flora 58: 454 (1875), nom. illeg. [≡ Ixora muelleri Bremek.]

References

Primary references

• Moritzi, A. et al. 1845–1846. Systematisches Verzeichniss der von H. Zollinger in den Jahren 1842–1844 auf Java gesammelten Pflanzen, nebst einer kurzer Beschreibung der neuen Gattungen und Arten. Solothurn. MDZ . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Blume, C.L. 1826 ["1825"]. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië. 16 de Stuk. Pp. 942–1066. Ter Lands Drukkerij, Batavia. BHL Reference page. 
• Koorders, S.H. (ed.) & Valeton, T. 1915. Atlas der Baumarten von Java: im Anschluss an die "Bijdragen tot de kennis der boomsoorten van Java", zusammengestellt von Dr. S. H. Koorders und Dr. Th. Valeton, Dritter Band[Vol. 3]. Leiden: Verlag der Buch- und Steindruckerei von Fa. P. W. M. TRAP. BHL Reference page. 
• 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 pages 320, 363, 365.]
• Corner, E.J.H. 1941. Notes on the Systematy and Distribution of Malayan Phanerogams, IV: Ixora. Gardens' Bulletin. Straits Settlements 11(3): 177–235. BHL Reference page.  [see pages 197–205.]
• Sennikov, A.N. 1996. [The type specimens of the family Rubiaceae kept in the herbarium of Komarov Botanical Institute (Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg). Subfamily Ixoroideae]. (in Russian) Botanicheskii Zhurnal 81(9): 37–49. PDF. Reference page.  [see page 43.]
• Chamchumroon, V. 2006. A checklist of the genus Ixora L. (Rubiaceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 34: 4–24. PDF Reference page.  [see pages 14–15.]
• Wong, K.M., Turner, I.M., Wang, R.J., Harwood, R., Seah, W.W., Ng, X.Y., Lim, R.C.J., Lua, H.K. & Mahyuni, R. 2019. Rubiaceae. Flora of Singapore 13: 1–358. DOI: 10.26492/fos13.2019-01 Reference page.  [see pages 141–142.]

Links

• IUCN: Ixora grandifolia Zoll. & Moritzi (Least Concern) - Assessed by S. Oldfield on 18 October 2019 and published in 2020.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixora grandifolia. Published online. Accessed: 21 June 2022.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ixora grandifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 31. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Pink River Ixora
ไทย: เข็มใหญ่ (Chamchumroon 2006)

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