Ixora laxiflora
Species of shrub
| Ixora laxiflora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Ixora |
| Species: | I. laxiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixora laxiflora Sm. | |
Ixora laxiflora is a shrub or small tree with fragrant white colored flowers belonging to the family Rubiaceae.[1]
Varieties
- Ixora laxiflora var. laxiflora
- Ixora laxiflora var. linderi (Hutch. & Dalziel) De Block
Description
Ixora laxiflora is a shurb or small tree that sometimes grows up to a maximum height of 15 metres (49 ft).[2] Leaves are elliptic to obovate in shape, margins entire, the longest reaches up to 20 centimetres (8 in) long and 8 centimetres (3 in) wide, the apex is acuminate while base tend to be wedged shaped. Inflorescence is a terminal branched corymbose, axis is reddish with leafy bracts growing at base of the inflorescence; flowers are white or pink, corolla tube is slender up to 2–3 centimetres (0.8–1.2 in) long.[2]
Distribution
Occurs in West Africa, from Guinea Bissau westwards to Ghana. Found in moist and gallery forests and along streams.[2]
Uses
Extracts is used in ethnomedicine for pain management.[3]
References
- ^ Curtis, William (1849). The Botanical Magazine: Or, Flower Garden Displayed Etc. Couchman.
- ^ a b c Poorter, Lourens; Bongers, Frans; Kouamé, François N'; Hawthorne, William D., eds. (2004). Biodiversity of West African forests: an ecological atlas of woody plant species. Wallingford: CABI. ISBN 978-0-85199-734-6.
- ^ "Ixora laxiflora Sm. [family RUBIACEAE] on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
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