Ixora tubiflora

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 tubiflora

Name

Ixora tubiflora A.C.Sm., Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 141: 144 (1936)

• Type: A.C. Smith 856 (29 December 1933; Holotype: BISH [​BISH1004456 (577901)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: BO-1316297^(GBIF), GH 00096620^(JSTOR), K [​K000763392^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], NY [​NY00132039^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], P [​P00698915^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], US [​US00138605 (1676676)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], WIS [​WIS00001013MAD^(JSTOR)]).
• Type locality: Fiji. Taveuni: in dense forest near lake east of Somosomo, altitude 700–900 meters.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Fiji. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Smith, A.C. 1936. Fijian plants studies. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 141: 1–166. Google Books. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Smith, A.C. 1988. Flora Vitiensis Nova: A New Flora of Fiji (Spermatophytes Only). Vol. 4. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii. BHL Reference page.  [see page 218.]

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ixora tubiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixora tubiflora. Published online. Accessed: 26 October 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ixora tubiflora. Accessed: 2023 November 2.

Vernacular names

Na Vosa Vakaviti: Mothe Lutu