Biology:Ixora casei
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Ixora |
| Species: | I. casei
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| Binomial name | |
| Ixora casei Hance
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Ixora casei, known as the giant red ixora, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae.[1][2][3]
Description
The species is endemic to the Marshall Islands, Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands and Gilbert Islands. The species has subsequently been introduced to Colombia, the Cook Islands, the Line Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago.[1][3]
Three varieties are accepted:[1]
- Ixora casei var. casei Hance
- Ixora casei var. medialoba Fosberg & Sachet
- Ixora casei var. lanceolata (Kaneh.) Fosberg & Sachet
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ixora casei Hance" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:753825-1.
- ↑ "Ixora casei". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000218291.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ixora casei", Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?projectid=&name=Ixora+casei, retrieved 10 January 2024
Wikidata ☰ Q15464824 entry
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