Ixora novoguineensis

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 novoguineensis

Name

Ixora novoguineensis Mouly & B.Bremer, Amer. J. Bot. 96(3): 702 (2009)

• Note: there exists a blocking name Ixora cauliflora Montrouz. (1860).

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Psychotria cauliflora Lauterb. & K.Schum., Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee: 574 (1901 publ. 1900), as 'P. (?) cauliflora'
    • ⧼Syntypi⧽: Lauterbach 2482 (in fruit, 8 July 1896; B [presumably destroyed]), Lauterbach 910 (in fruit, 8 November 1890; B [presumably destroyed]) et Rodatz & Klink 163 (30 June 1899; B [presumably destroyed])
    • Type locality: Kaiser Wilhelmsland [= Northeastern PAPUA NEW GUINEA].
      • 2482: Bismarck-Ebene, 100 m ü. M.
      • 910: Gogolfluss, Küstensümpfe am Unterlauf [= River Gogol, downstream coastal swamp].
      • Rodatz & Klink: Bismarck-Gebirge.
• Homotypic
  • Versteegia cauliflora (Lauterb. & K.Schum.) Valeton, Nova Guinea 8: 484 (1911)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Papuasia New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) 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. 
• Mouly, A., Razafimandimbison, S.G., Khodabandeh, A. & Bremer, B. 2009. Phylogeny and classification of the species-rich pantropical showy genus Ixora (Rubiaceae-Ixoreae) with indications of geographical monophyletic units and hybrids. American Journal of Botany 96(3): 686–706. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800235 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Additional references

• Valeton, T. 1911–1912. Rubiaceae. Nova Guinea 8(1): 437–519 (BHL), (2): 755–775 (BHL). Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Ixora novoguineensis Mouly & B.Bremer (Least Concern) - Assessed by J. Mandawali on 4 December 2020 and published in 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ixora novoguineensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 September 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixora novoguineensis. Published online. Accessed: 29 September 2022.