Ixora finlaysoniana Wall. ex G. Don

വെള്ളത്തെച്ചി

Family
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Rubiaceae
Synonym
:
Ixora findlyana B.S. Williams.
Common Names
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Fragrant ixora, Tree ixora
Flowering Period
:
December – June
Distribution
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Asia
Habitat
:
Grown in gardens
Habit
:
Shrub
Uses
:

Ornamental

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Key Characters
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Ixora finlaysoniana are shrubs or small trees. Leaves opposite, elliptic, oblong, obovate. Corymbs, open, sessile or subsessile. Flowers white or pale green, faintly scented. Calyx-tube, pubescent or glabrous; lobes, lanceolate or oblong, pubescent or glabrous, acute. Corolla-tube, glabrous; lobes, ovate-oblong, obtuse; buds greenish brown. Fruit  globose, glossy, black or reddish, blue at maturity.