| Ixora bush | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Least Concern (NCA) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Ixora |
| Species: | I. oreogena |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixora oreogena S.T.Reynolds & P.I.Forst. | |
Ixora oreogena, commonly known as ixora bush, is a plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub or small tree from 4 to 18 m in height. The leaves are glabrous and usually about 9.5 cm long and 3 cm wide, with a petiole about 5–10 mm long. The flowers have long slender corolla tubes and 4 petals. The fruits are black, glabrous, sub-globose, and measure up to 18 mm long by 22 mm wide.
References
- "Species profile—Ixora oreogena". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- "Ixora oreogena". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- "Ixora oreogena S.T.Reynolds & P.I.Forst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- Reynolds, S.T.; Irwin, P.I. (2006). "A taxonomic revision of Ixora L. (Rubiaceae: Ixoroideae) in Australia". Austrobaileya. 7 (2): 262. JSTOR 41739031.
External links
- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Ixora oreogena | |