Ixora nigricans

Black ixora
Flower buds
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Ixora
Species:
I. nigricans
Binomial name
Ixora nigricans
R.Br. ex Wight & Arn. (1834)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ixora affinis Wall. ex Craib
  • Ixora affinis var. arguta (Hook.f.) Craib
  • Ixora affinis var. plumea (Ridl.) Craib
  • Ixora arguta (Hook.f.) King & Gamble
  • Ixora densa R.Br. ex Wall. [Invalid]
  • Ixora erubescens Wall. ex G.Don
  • Ixora memecylifolia Kurz
  • Ixora nigricans var. arguta Hook.f.
  • Ixora nigricans var. erubrescens (Wall. ex G.Don) Kurz
  • Ixora nigricans var. ovalis Pierre ex Pit.
  • Ixora plumea Ridl.
  • Pavetta erubescens (Wall. ex G.Don) Miq.

Ixora nigricans, or black ixora, is a plant growing up to a height of 5 metres (16 ft). It is found as common undergrowth in evergreen forests to dry evergreen forests up to 1,900 m (6,230 ft).[2] Black ixora is found in throughout the forests of the Western Ghats of India.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ixora nigricans R.Br. ex Wight & Arn. | Synonyms". theplantlist.org.
  2. ^ "Ixora nigricans - RUBIACEAE".
  3. ^ "Ixora nigricans - Black Ixora". Flowers of India.


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