Ixora oreogena, commonly known as ixora bush, is a plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae endemic to Queensland, Australia. It is a shrub or small tree from 4 to 18 m in height. The leaves are glabrous and usually about 9.5 cm long and 3 cm wide, with a petiole about 5–10 mm long. The flowers have long slender corolla tubes and 4 petals. The fruits are black, glabrous, sub-globose, and measure up to 18 mm long by 22 mm wide.[4]

Ixora bush
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Ixora
Species:
I. oreogena
Binomial name
Ixora oreogena

References

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  1. ^ "Species profile—Ixora oreogena". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Ixora oreogena". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Ixora oreogena S.T.Reynolds & P.I.Forst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ Reynolds, S.T.; Irwin, P.I. (2006). "A taxonomic revision of Ixora L. (Rubiaceae: Ixoroideae) in Australia". Austrobaileya. 7 (2): 262. JSTOR 41739031.
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