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Ixora narcissodora
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Pungwe River at Katiyo Tea Estate
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Nyamkombe River bridge, road to Katiyo
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Nyamkombe River bridge, road to Katiyo
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Nyamkombe River bridge, road to Katiyo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyamkombe River bridge, road to Katiyo
Photo: Bart Wursten
Nyamkombe River bridge, road to Katiyo
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| Synonyms: |
Ixora chaseii Bullock |
| Common names: | Red trumpets (English) |
| Frequency: | Locally frequent |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Leaves oblong-oblanceolate, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 3-20 cm long, slightly leathery, glossy dark green above, paler below, hairless or slightly pubescent below; net-veining distinct and darker; margin entire, often wavy. Flowers in lax terminal heads; corolla creamy-white inside, pink to reddish outside, 1.5 cm in diameter, tube slender up to 8 cm long. Fruit 2-lobed, c. 1cm in diameter, reddish-brown. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | narcissodora: with the scent of Narcissus. |
| Habitat: | In riverine forest, sometimes in Brachystegia woodland or evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 540 - 1230 m |
| Flowering time: | May - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 7 November 2011 |
| Literature: |
Bridson, D.M. & Verdcourt, B. (2003). Rubiaceae, Part 3 Flora Zambesiaca 5(3) Page 447. Coates Palgrave K. (revised and updated by Meg Coates Palgrave) (2002). Trees of Southern Africa 3rd edition. Struik, South Africa Page 1124. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 277. As Ixora sp 1 Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 163. |
Other sources of information about Ixora narcissodora:
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Flora of Malawi: Ixora narcissodoraFlora of Mozambique: Ixora narcissodora
Flora of Zambia: Ixora narcissodora
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ixora narcissodoraAfrican Plant Database: Ixora narcissodora
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Ixora narcissodora
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ixora narcissodora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ixora narcissodora
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ixora narcissodora
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ixora narcissodora
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ixora narcissodora
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network): Ixora narcissodora
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ixora narcissodora
Ispot Southern Africa: Ixora narcissodora
JSTOR Plant Science: Ixora narcissodora
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ixora narcissodora
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ixora narcissodora
The Plant List (version 1.1): Ixora narcissodora
Tropicos: Ixora narcissodora
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