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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Ixora''
| image = Colpfl16a.jpg
| image_caption = ''Ixora coccinea''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
| familia = [[Rubiaceae]]
| genus = '''''Ixora'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
{{wikispecies|Ixora}}
'''''Ixora''''' is a genus from the family [[Rubiaceae]], consisting of tropical evergreens and shrubs. Though native to tropical areas in Asia, especially India, ixora now grows commonly in tropical climates in the USA, such as Florida. Ixora is also commonly known as '''West Indian Jasmine'''. Other common names include: '''rangan''', '''kheme''', '''ponna''', '''chann tanea''', '''techi''', '''pan''', '''jarum-jarum''', '''Jungle flame''', '''Jungle geranium''', and many more. Plants possess leathery leaves, ranging from 3 to 6 inches in length, and produce large clusters of tiny [[flowers]] in the summer.
Members of Ixora prefer acidic soil, and are suitable choices for [[bonsai]].
Red ixora flowers are commonly used in [[Hindu]] worship, as well as in Indian [[folk medicine]].
<gallery>
Image:Ixora coccinea.jpg
Image:Colpfl16.jpg
Image:Ixora coccinea - flame of the woods -dwarf red- - desc-flowerhead.jpg
Image:Ixora chinensis 1.jpg
Image:Ixorabuds.jpg
Image:Ixora maui sunset.jpg|Cultivar ''Maui Sunset''
</gallery>
==References==
*http://www.bonsai-bci.com/species/ixora.html
*http://www.botany.com/ixora.html
*http://www.hinduonnet.com/mp/2002/12/10/stories/2002121000180300.htm
*http://mgonline.com/ixora.html
{{Gentianales-stub}}
[[Category:Rubiaceae]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Ixora''
| image = Colpfl16a.jpg
| image_caption = ''Ixora coccinea''
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Gentianales]]
| familia = [[Rubiaceae]]
| genus = '''''Ixora'''''
| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
{{wikispecies|Ixora}}
'''''Ixora''''' is a genus from the family [[Rubiaceae]], consisting of tropical evergreens and shrubs. Though native to tropical areas in Asia, especially India, ixora now grows commonly in tropical climates in the USA, such as Florida. Ixora is also commonly known as '''West Indian Jasmine'''. Other common names include: '''rangan''', '''kheme''', '''ponna''', '''chann tanea''', '''techi''', '''pan''', '''jarum-jarum''', '''Jungle flame''', '''Jungle geranium''', and many more. Plants possess leathery leaves, ranging from 3 to 6 inches in length, and produce large clusters of tiny [[flowers]] in the summer.
Members of Ixora prefer acidic soil, and are suitable choices for [[bonsai]].
Red ixora flowers are commonly used in [[Hindu]] worship, as well as in Indian [[folk medicine]].
<gallery>
Image:Ixora coccinea.jpg
Image:Colpfl16.jpg
Image:Ixora coccinea - flame of the woods -dwarf red- - desc-flowerhead.jpg
Image:Ixora chinensis 1.jpg
Image:Ixorabuds.jpg
Image:Ixora maui sunset.jpg|Cultivar ''Maui Sunset''
</gallery>
==References==
*http://www.bonsai-bci.com/species/ixora.html
*http://www.botany.com/ixora.html
*http://www.hinduonnet.com/mp/2002/12/10/stories/2002121000180300.htm
*http://mgonline.com/ixora.html
{{Gentianales-stub}}
[[Category:Rubiaceae]]
