✿Rubiaceae · Ixora

Ixora monticola

Shrub

Habit: Shrub
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Ixora monticola
Genus: Ixora
Family: Rubiaceae
Habit: Shrub
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Meghalaya, Telangana
Conservation status: VU

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Opposite
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Typical of the Rubiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Radial
Inflorescence: Cyme
Fruit: Berry

Typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

Local Names

Tamil: காஃபி குடும்பம்
Telugu: రూబియేసి
Malayalam: റുബിയേസീ

About Ixora monticola

Ixora monticola is a shrub belonging to the Rubiaceae family (Coffee/Madder family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle/head flower clusters, berry/drupe/capsule fruit. Its conservation status has been assessed as VU.

Botanical family

Rubiaceae

Coffee/Madder family

Ixora monticola belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

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