Ixora rufa

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 rufa

Ixora rufa Müll.Arg., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 6(5): 62 (1881)

⧼Typi⧽:
- Holotypus: C.F.P. von Martius s.n. (in flower; M-0187732 / 620195 / 277906^(JSTOR) [fide Taylor 2018: 342]; Isotypus: G-DC [not seen by Taylor, but photo in F neg. # 25679^(GBIF) and MO-169763]).
- ⧼Epitypus⧽: S.T. McDaniel & M. Rimachi Y. 20722 (16 June 1976; MO-1627230 (4277260)^(GBIF) [designated by Taylor 2018: 342; previously determined with I. ulei K.Krause]; cf. NO [NO0008678, as I. ulei, without type indication], RB [RB00342513 (341334)^(GBIF), as I. ulei, without type indication]).
Type locality:
- Holotypus: Brazil. Prov. do Alto Amazonas in silvis prope Ega [= Amazonas State, in forests near Tefé].
- ⧼Epitypus⧽: Peru. Loreto: Maynas, Distr. Iquitos, Stanta María de Ojeal, ca. 10 km below mouth of Río Nanay.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia [fide Taylor 2017–2018], Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil North (Amazonas, Pará) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Taylor, C.M. 2017–2018. "Ixora rufa". In: Studies in Tropical Rubiaceae. Tropicos. Accessed: 23 December 2022.
Taylor, C.M. 2018. Rubiacearum Americanarum Magna Hama XLII: Taxonomic Notes and New Species for Ixora in Western South America (Ixoreae). Novon 26(4): 331–348. DOI: 10.3417/2018133 OJS / PKP JSTOR Reference page. [see pages 342–344.]

Ixora rufa. Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 23 December 2022.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ixora rufa. Accessed: 2022 December 23.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ixora ulei. Accessed: 2022 December 23.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ixora rufa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixora rufa. Published online. Accessed: 23 December 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Ixora rufa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 December 2022.