Ixora phellopus

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 phellopus

Name

Ixora phellopus K.Schum., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33(2): 357 (1903)

• Typus: H. Soyaux 270 (in flower, 9 March 1876; Holotypus: K; ⧼isotypi⧽: K [​K000411804^(JSTOR)], LE 00017490^(JSTOR)).
• Type locality: Unteres Congogebiet [= ANGOLA, Cabinda]. Bei Chinchoxo, im Tumbe-Walde [= Tonde Forest].

Misapplied names

• Ixora laxiflora auct. non Sm.: R.D.Good, J. Bot. 64(Suppl. 2): 24 (1926)
  • Note: vide De Block (1998).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West-Central Tropical Africa Cabinda, Congo, Gabon, Zaïre. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schumann, K. 1903. Rubiaceae africanae. In: Engler, A., Beiträge zur Flora von Afrika. XXIV. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 33(2): 333–374. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Good, R.D. 1926. Mr John Gossweiler's plants from Angola and Portuguese Congo. Journal of Botany 64(Suppl. 2): 1–43. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page. 
• De Block, P. 1998. The African Species of Ixora (Rubiaceae-Pavetteae). Opera Botanica Belgica 9: 1–218. ISBN 9789072619372 Google Books. Reference page.  [see page 146.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ixora phellopus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixora phellopus. Published online. Accessed: 1 June 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ixora phellopus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 June 2022.