Rubiaceae · Ixora

Gorbale

Ixora brachiata

Tree
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
Flowering
February-August

Plant Details

Scientific name
Ixora brachiata
Genus
Ixora
Family
Rubiaceae
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Semi-Evergreen forests and sacred groves
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka
Found in India
Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala
Flowering & fruiting
February-August
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf surface
Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Opposite
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Gorbale itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Redrecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Berry

Characters marked “recorded” are for Gorbale itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Malayalam
Marachethi, Marachekki, മരച്ചെത്തി
Marathi
गोरबाळे Gorbale, खुरी Khuri, लोखंडी Lokhandi, रायकुडा

About Gorbale

A member of the Rubiaceae family, Gorbale (Ixora brachiata) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests and sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from February to August.

Illustration representing the Rubiaceae family
Botanical family

Rubiaceae

Coffee/Madder family

Gorbale belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

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