Kingdom Plantae Family Rubiaceae Tribe Ixoreae Scientific name Ixora jucunda Rank Species | Order Gentianales Subfamily Ixoroideae Genus Ixora Higher classification West Indian Jasmine | |
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Ixora jucunda is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
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Leaves
large, oval to lanceolate, acute ends.
Trunk
branchlets stout with nodal thickenings.
Flowers
white or pink, sweet-scented, calyx often red; Inflorescenece - large cymes.
Fruits
globose berry.
Ecology
rain forest understory of wet zone.
Uses
ornamental.
References
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