Ixora casei Hance

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Ixora casei Hance

  • Collector(s)

    J. Bee 4 with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Jul 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Kitti (Mun.). Nanmand Village.

  • Habitat

    Forest, west facing slope.

  • Description

    Shrub, height 3m. Leaves decussate (in opposite pairs, each pair at right angles to the pairs above and below). Inflorescences occur at tips of branches. Petals, pistils, stamens and pedicels red. Fruits c. 7mm diameter, red with red stalks when ripe. No distinct smell to crushed leaves.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194791

    Occurrence ID: 5962cd0d-2c6d-44dd-b88b-ebfedb891a9a

  • Related Objects

    Specimen - 194792, J. Bee 4, Ixora casei Hance, Rubiaceae (301.0), Magnoliophyta;

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei. xi, 585.

    [Article] Herrera, Katherine, et al. 2010. Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia with Local Names and Uses. Allertonia. 10: 1-192.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ixora casei Hance

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Kitti (Mun.)

  • Locality

    Nanmand Village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.8251, 158.169

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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