Ixora jucunda
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Ixora jucunda is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
| Ixora jucunda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Ixora |
| Species: | I. jucunda |
| Binomial name | |
| Ixora jucunda Thwaites | |
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
External links
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