Hameibon Angouba / White Jungle Flame
Ixora finlaysoniana
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-June
How to identify Hameibon Angouba
Identify Hameibon Angouba by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Fragrant white flower clusters.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hameibon Angouba.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ixora finlaysoniana
- Genus
- Ixora
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown in gardens
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- East Indies
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Tripura, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hameibon Angouba itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hameibon Angouba itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Manipuri
- ꯍꯥꯃꯩꯕꯣꯟ ꯑꯉꯧꯕꯥ Hameibon angouba
About Hameibon Angouba
A member of the Rubiaceae family, White Jungle Flame (Ixora finlaysoniana) is a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 10 other states. It is grown in gardens. Flowering and fruiting run from September to June.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Hameibon Angouba belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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