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== Observations == | == Observations == | ||
− | A shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall | + | *A shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall. |
+ | *Leaves elliptical, obovate or oblong, 7-12.5(-18) cm × 4-6.5 cm, herbaceous, base acute, apex acutely acuminate, with 7-9 secondary veins, dark green above, pale green below, turning black when dried, petiole about 5 mm long, stipules subtruncate with a very long awn. | ||
+ | *Inflorescence loose, subpaniculiform, peduncle 2-4.5 cm long, often nodding, with 100-200 flowers. | ||
+ | *Flowers with pedicel 0.5-2 mm long, calyx lobes oblong-triangular, about 1.2 mm long, corolla tube 8-12 mm long, glabrous, lobes 6-7 mm long, acute, white, fragrant, style about 6 mm long exserted, glabrous, anthers 4-6 mm long, violet. | ||
+ | *Fruit globose, black. | ||
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+ | ''I. nigricans'' is found in evergreen forest on fertile soils from sea-level up to 800 m altitude. | ||
== Selected sources == | == Selected sources == | ||
− | 97, 182, 288, 768, 1035, 1126, 1128, 1591. | + | *[97] Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr, R.C., 1963-1968. Flora of Java. 3 volumes. Noordhoff, Groningen, the Netherlands. Vol. 1 (1963) 647 pp., Vol. 2 (1965) 641 pp., Vol. 3 (1968) 761 pp. |
+ | *[182] Bremekamp, C.E.B., 1937. The Malaysian species of the genus Ixora (Rub.). Contributions à l'étude de la flore des Indes Néerlandaises XXXIV. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, Série III, 14: 197-367. | ||
+ | *[288] Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1985. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials & industrial products. Revised Edition. Vol. 1. Publications and Information Directorate, New Delhi, India. 513 pp. | ||
+ | *[768] Koorders, S.H. & Valeton, T., 1894-1915. Bijdrage tot de kennis der boomsoorten van Java [Contribution to the knowledge of the tree species of Java]. 13 parts. G. Kolff & Co., Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 's-Gravenhage, the Netherlands. | ||
+ | *[1035] Nguyen Van Duong, 1993. Medicinal plants of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Mekong Printing, Santa Ana, California, United States. 528 pp. | ||
+ | *[1126] Perry, L.M., 1980. Medicinal plants of East and Southeast Asia. Attributed properties and uses. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States & London, United Kingdom. 620 pp. | ||
+ | *[1128] Pételot, A., 1952-1954. Les plantes médicinales du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam [The medicinal plants of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam]. 4 volumes. Centre National de Recherches Scientifiques et Techniques, Saigon, Vietnam. | ||
+ | *[1591] Wong, K.M., 1989. Ixora Linn. In: Ng, F.S.P. (Editor): Tree flora of Malaya. Vol. 4. Longman Malaysia, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. pp. 356-364. | ||
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+ | == Main genus page == | ||
+ | *[[Ixora (PROSEA Medicinal plants)|''Ixora'']] (Medicinal plants) | ||
== Authors == | == Authors == | ||
− | M.C. Ysrael & J.L.C.H. van Valkenburg | + | *M.C. Ysrael & J.L.C.H. van Valkenburg |
[[Category:Medicinal plants (PROSEA)]] | [[Category:Medicinal plants (PROSEA)]] | ||
[[Category:PROSEA]] | [[Category:PROSEA]] |
Latest revision as of 10:17, 4 September 2022
Introduction |
Ixora nigricans R.Br. ex Wight & Arn.
- Protologue: Prodr. fl. Ind. orient. 1: 428 (1834).
Vernacular names
- Thailand: khem tuut maa (Sukhothai), khem nam, khem phuut maa (Surat Thani, Yala)
- Vietnam: bông trang trắng, dơn trắng.
Distribution
India, Burma (Myanmar), Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, Bali.
Uses
In Vietnam I. nigricans is used similar to I. coccinea . The leaves are reported to be used in India for antidysenteric purposes.
Observations
- A shrub or small tree up to 5 m tall.
- Leaves elliptical, obovate or oblong, 7-12.5(-18) cm × 4-6.5 cm, herbaceous, base acute, apex acutely acuminate, with 7-9 secondary veins, dark green above, pale green below, turning black when dried, petiole about 5 mm long, stipules subtruncate with a very long awn.
- Inflorescence loose, subpaniculiform, peduncle 2-4.5 cm long, often nodding, with 100-200 flowers.
- Flowers with pedicel 0.5-2 mm long, calyx lobes oblong-triangular, about 1.2 mm long, corolla tube 8-12 mm long, glabrous, lobes 6-7 mm long, acute, white, fragrant, style about 6 mm long exserted, glabrous, anthers 4-6 mm long, violet.
- Fruit globose, black.
I. nigricans is found in evergreen forest on fertile soils from sea-level up to 800 m altitude.
Selected sources
- [97] Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr, R.C., 1963-1968. Flora of Java. 3 volumes. Noordhoff, Groningen, the Netherlands. Vol. 1 (1963) 647 pp., Vol. 2 (1965) 641 pp., Vol. 3 (1968) 761 pp.
- [182] Bremekamp, C.E.B., 1937. The Malaysian species of the genus Ixora (Rub.). Contributions à l'étude de la flore des Indes Néerlandaises XXXIV. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, Série III, 14: 197-367.
- [288] Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, 1985. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials & industrial products. Revised Edition. Vol. 1. Publications and Information Directorate, New Delhi, India. 513 pp.
- [768] Koorders, S.H. & Valeton, T., 1894-1915. Bijdrage tot de kennis der boomsoorten van Java [Contribution to the knowledge of the tree species of Java]. 13 parts. G. Kolff & Co., Batavia, Dutch East Indies, 's-Gravenhage, the Netherlands.
- [1035] Nguyen Van Duong, 1993. Medicinal plants of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Mekong Printing, Santa Ana, California, United States. 528 pp.
- [1126] Perry, L.M., 1980. Medicinal plants of East and Southeast Asia. Attributed properties and uses. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States & London, United Kingdom. 620 pp.
- [1128] Pételot, A., 1952-1954. Les plantes médicinales du Cambodge, du Laos et du Vietnam [The medicinal plants of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam]. 4 volumes. Centre National de Recherches Scientifiques et Techniques, Saigon, Vietnam.
- [1591] Wong, K.M., 1989. Ixora Linn. In: Ng, F.S.P. (Editor): Tree flora of Malaya. Vol. 4. Longman Malaysia, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. pp. 356-364.
Main genus page
- Ixora (Medicinal plants)
Authors
- M.C. Ysrael & J.L.C.H. van Valkenburg