Biology:Ixora oreogena
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Ixora bush | |
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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. oreogena
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| Binomial name | |
| Ixora oreogena | |
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 Template:Botanygloss 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-Template:Botanygloss, and measure up to 18 mm long by 22 mm wide.[4]
References
- ↑ "Species profile—Ixora oreogena". Queensland Government. 2024. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=31111.
- ↑ "Ixora oreogena". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/204361.
- ↑ "Ixora oreogena S.T.Reynolds & P.I.Forst.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77079709-1.
- ↑ Reynolds, S.T.; Irwin, P.I. (2006). "A taxonomic revision of Ixora L. (Rubiaceae: Ixoroideae) in Australia". Austrobaileya 7 (2): 262.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Ixora oreogena |
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q15466613 entry
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