Ixora balakrishnii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Ixoreae
Genus: Ixora
Species: Ixora balakrishnii

Name

Ixora balakrishnii Deb & Rout, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 89(1): 44 (1992)

Synonyms

(List may be incomplete)

• Basionym
  • Ixora villosa Roxb., [Hort. Bengal.: 10 (1814), nom. nud., ] Fl. Ind. (ed. Carey & Wall.) 1: 392 (1820), nom. illeg., non (Vahl) Poir. (1813) [≡ Pavetta villosa Vahl]
    • Typus: Roxburgh ex Wallich, Numer. List: n. 6137 A (CAL, K [​K001123143^(JSTOR)]).
    • Type locality: Silhet.
• Homotypic
  • Ixora roxburghii N.P.Balakr., Fl. Jowai 1: 232 (1981), nom. illeg., non Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 286 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya Indo-China Cambodia, Nicobar Is. Malesia Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Roxburgh, W. (†) 1820. Flora Indica; or Descriptions of Indian Plants. [Edited by Carey, W.] Vol. 1. 493 pp. Serampore. BHL Reference page. 
• Deb, D.B. & Rout, R.C. 1992. On the identity and nomenclature of certain Indian Ixora (Rubiaceae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 89(1): 41–44. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Roxburgh, W. 1814. Hortus Bengalensis, or a Catalogue of the Plants Growing in the Hounourable East India Company's Botanical Garden at Calcutta. Serampore. BHL Reference page. 
• Wallich, N. 1828–1849. A Numerical List of Dried Specimens of plants in the Museum of the Honl. East India Company, which have been supplied by Dr. Wallich, superintendent of the botanic garden at Calcutta. London. BHL Reference page. 
• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ixora balakrishnii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixora balakrishnii. Published online. Accessed: 17 June 2022.