Ixora chinensis

Ixora chinensis, commonly known as Chinese ixora, is a species of plant of the genus Ixora.^[1]

Ixora chinensis in bloom

Flowers of Chinese ixora at the campus of Ramakrishna Mission Shikshanamandira in Belur, Howrah.

Ixora chinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Ixora
Species:	I. chinensis
Binomial name
Ixora chinensis Lam.
Synonyms
See text

Distribution

This species is native to Cambodia, Southeast China, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. And it has been introduced into Bangladesh, Caroline Is., Colombia, Malaya, and Marianas islands. 2

Growth form and ecology

Ixora chinensis is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. 2

Synonyms

The Catalogue of Life recognises the following synonyms:^[1]

• Bemsetia paniculata Raf.
• Gaertnera hongkongensis Seem.
• Ixora blanda Ker Gawl.
• Ixora coccinea Curtis, nom. illeg.
• Ixora colei W.Bull
• Ixora crocata Lindl.
• Ixora dixiana W.Bull
• Ixora dubia Schult. & Schult.f.
• Ixora flammea Salisb.
• Ixora incarnata Roxb. ex Sm.
• Ixora kroneana (Miq.) Bremek.
• Ixora pallida Reinw. ex Miq.
• Ixora rosea Sims, nom. illeg.
• Ixora speciosa Willd.
• Ixora stricta Roxb.
• Ixora stricta var. mekongensis Pierre ex Pit.
• Pavetta arborea Blanco
• Pavetta chinensis (Lam.) Roem. & Schult.
• Pavetta kroneana Miq.
• Pavetta stricta (Roxb.) Blume
• Sykesia hongkongensis (Seem.) Kuntze
• Tsiangia hongkongensis (Seem.) But, H.H.Hsue & P.T.Li