Lokhandi / Torch Tree
Ixora pavetta
- Found in India
- Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
How to identify Lokhandi
Identify Lokhandi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Confirm leaf arrangement: Opposite.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm fruit type: Berry.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rubiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lokhandi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ixora pavetta
- Genus
- Ixora
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Found in India
- Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, Meghalaya
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- OppositerecordedTwo leaves arise from the stem at the same point, facing each other.“The leaves are simple, opposite, glossy, and elliptic to lanceolate in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are simple, opposite, glossy, and elliptic to lanceolate in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The leaves are simple, opposite, glossy, and elliptic to lanceolate in shape.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lokhandi itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The fruits are globose berries that turn black when ripe and usually contain two seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lokhandi itself; the rest are typical of the Rubiaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Lokhandi
- Marathi
- रायकुरा
About Lokhandi
Torch Tree (Ixora pavetta) is a species in the Rubiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 9 other states.
Rubiaceae
Coffee/Madder family
Lokhandi belongs to the Rubiaceae family.
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