Ixora orophila

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 orophila

Name

Ixora orophila Bremek., J. Bot. 75: 321 (1937)

• Typus: C.E. Parkinson 5181 (Holotypus: 'Maymyo Herb.').
• Type locality: Burma. Tenasserim, District Amherst[Kayin State]: Kyaikywa (ကျိုက်ရွာ)-Mulayit Ridge, alt. 1200 m.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Myanmar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Homonyms

• Ixora orophila C.T.White, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 53: 220 (1942), nom. illeg. [= Psydrax montigenus S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend.]

References

Primary references

• Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1937. The Ixora species of Burma and the Andaman Islands. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 75: 108–111, 169–175, 260–266, 295–298, 318–326. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixora orophila. Published online. Accessed: 4 June 2022.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Ixora orophila in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 17. Reference page.