Ixora rakotonasoloi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gentianales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Gentianales

Familia: Rubiaceae
Subfamilia: Dialypetalanthoideae
Tribus: Ixoreae
Genus: Ixora
Sectio: I. sect. Microthamnus
Species: Ixora rakotonasoloi

Name

Ixora rakotonasoloi De Block, Belg. J. Bot. 141(2): 147 (–149; fig. 4, map) (2008 publ. 2009)

• Typus: J. Tosh, P. De Block & F. Rakotonasolo 316 ([31] January 2006, in flower; Holotypus: BR; ⧼Isotypi⧽: BR, G [​G00424849^(JSTOR)], K, MO, P [​P00723703^(JSTOR)], TAN; Silica gel: BR [​BR6202004527000]; Wood: BR [​BRW14115134]).
• Type locality: Madagascar. Fianarantsoa, Ivohibe forest, 7 km from Ivohibe village.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Block, P. 2008[2009]. Synopsis of the uniflorous Madagascan Ixora (Rubiaceae) species belonging to section Microthamnus. Belgian Journal of Botany 141(2): 141–156. JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• IUCN: Ixora rakotonasoloi De Block (Vulnerable) - Assessed by V. Randrianasolo on 9 May 2019 and published in 2020.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ixora rakotonasoloi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 August 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixora rakotonasoloi. Published online. Accessed: 12 August 2022.