Ixora chinensis from Delhi

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Gurcharan Singh

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Sep 22, 2011, 9:57:29 AM9/22/11
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Ixora chinensis Lam., Encycl. 3:344. 1789

Common name: Chinese ixora

The species is differentiated by elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate leaves up to 12 cm long, narrowed to rounded basem subsessile at base; flowers yellowish to red, corolla tube 2.5 cm long, corolla lobes obtuse.

Photographed from Punjabi Bagh Nursery, Delhi in August, 2009



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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
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Balkar Arya

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Sep 22, 2011, 10:17:31 AM9/22/11
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Nice Series on Ixora!!!
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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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