Ixora casei from Delhi

[Gurcharan Singh]

Ixora casei Hance, W. G. Walpers, Ann. bot. syst. 2:754. 1852

The species looks similar to I. coccinia with similar coloured flowers, as long corolla tube and and acute corolla lobes, but can be easily differentiated on the basis of longer narrowly elliptic leaves reaching 20 cm in length, leaves gradually narrowed towards base and with distinct up 4-7 mm long petiole, and narrower much more pointed corolla lobes.

Photographed from Kashlsa College Botanical Garden, Delhi in August 

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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[Balkar Arya]

Thanks Sir for this post. Never heard about this plant

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[Anil Thakur]

Beautiful, Sir
Never seen this before

Regards