Ixora nigricans

Black ixora
	Flower buds
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Ixora
Species:	I. nigricans
Binomial name
	Ixora nigricans; R.Br. ex Wight & Arn. (1834)
Synonyms
	Ixora affinis Wall. ex Craib; Ixora affinis var. arguta (Hook.f.) Craib; Ixora affinis var. plumea (Ridl.) Craib; Ixora arguta (Hook.f.) King & Gamble; Ixora densa R.Br. ex Wall. [Invalid]; Ixora erubescens Wall. ex G.Don; Ixora memecylifolia Kurz; Ixora nigricans var. arguta Hook.f.; Ixora nigricans var. erubrescens (Wall. ex G.Don) Kurz; Ixora nigricans var. ovalis Pierre ex Pit.; Ixora plumea Ridl.; Pavetta erubescens (Wall. ex G.Don) Miq.;

Ixora nigricans, or black ixora, is a plant growing up to a height of 5 metres (16 ft). It is found as common undergrowth in evergreen forests to dry evergreen forests up to 1,900 m (6,230 ft).^[2] Black ixora is found in throughout the forests of the Western Ghats of India.^[3]

References

^ "Ixora nigricans R.Br. ex Wight & Arn. | Synonyms". theplantlist.org.
^ "Ixora nigricans - RUBIACEAE".
^ "Ixora nigricans - Black Ixora". Flowers of India.

External links

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[1] "Ixora nigricans R.Br. ex Wight & Arn. | Synonyms". theplantlist.org.

[2] "Ixora nigricans - RUBIACEAE".

[3] "Ixora nigricans - Black Ixora". Flowers of India.

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