✿Rubiaceae · Ixora

Kalinji / Many-Flowered Ixora

Ixora polyantha

Shrub

Habit: Shrub
Found in India: Karnataka, Kerala
Flowering: March-December

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Ixora polyantha
Genus: Ixora
Family: Rubiaceae
Habit: Shrub
Habitat: Evergreen forests
Habitat type: Forest
Native to: India
Distribution: India
Found in India: Karnataka, Kerala
Flowering & fruiting: March-December
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

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

Malayalam: കലിഞ്ഞി kalinji, കലിഞ്ഞി

About Kalinji

Many-Flowered Ixora (Ixora polyantha) 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. It is typically found in evergreen forests. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-December.

Botanical family

Rubiaceae

Coffee/Madder family

Kalinji belongs to the Rubiaceae family.

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