Ixora sect. Microthamnus

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
Sectio: I. sect. Microthamnus
Species: I. bemangidiensis – I. clandestina – I. rakotonasoloi – I. reducta – I. sambiranensis

Name

Ixora sect. Microthamnus Homolle ex Guédès, Phytologia 60(4): 245, 246 (1986)

Type species: Ixora reducta Drake ex Guédès, Phytologia 60(4): 245 (1986)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Notes

This section was very tentatively placed under subg. Sathrochlamys Bremek., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 14: 207 (1937), but subgenera of Ixora turned out to be not worth supporting (vide Mouly et al. 2009).

References

Primary references

Guédès, M. 1986. Ixoras malgaches nouveaux à fleurs solitaires. Phytologia 60(4): 243–250. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

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.
De Block, P. 2008[2009]. Synopsis of the uniflorous Madagascan Ixora (Rubiaceae) species belonging to section Microthamnus. Belgian Journal of Botany 141(2): 141–156. JSTOR ResearchGate 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.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ixora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 28. Reference page.