Ixora whitei

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
Subgenus: Ixora subg. Sathrochlamys
Sectio: Ixora sect. Hypsophyllum
Species: Ixora whitei

Name

Ixora whitei S.Moore in C.T.White, Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 34: 56 (1922); as 'Ixora Whitei'

• Typus: C.T. White 798 ([August 1918]; BM [poor specimen]; Isotypus: BRI-AQ0318073)
  • Note: Bremekamp (1937) claims that correct collection number is 778.
• Type locality: Papua New Guinea. Mekeo District.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Ixora ihuensis S.Moore, J. Bot. 65: 267 (1927); not accepted by Bremekamp (1937) [cited as Ixora whitei]
    • Typus: L.J. Brass 997 ([19 February 1926]; BM [​BM000945439^(JSTOR)]; ⧼Isotypi⧽: A {01154743^(JSTOR), 01154744^(JSTOR)}, BRI-AQ0318061; cf. K [​K000763346^(JSTOR), without any type indication]).
    • Type locality: British[Papua] New Guinea. Ihu, Vailala River, in rain forest.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Papua New Guinea References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• White, C.T. 1922. A Contribution to our Knowledge of the Flora of Papua (British New Guinea). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 34(1): 5–65. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Moore, S. 1927. New Rubiaceæ collected by Mr. L. J. Brass in British New Guinea. Journal of Botany 65: 241–247, 265–272. PDF Reference page. 
• Bremekamp, C.E.B. 1937. The Malaysian species of the genus Ixora (Rub.). Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg, sér. 3, 14(3–4): 197–367. Google Books. Google Books (another version). Reference page.  [see page 348.]

Links

• IUCN: Ixora whitei S.Moore (Endangered) - Assessed by T. Jimbo on 4 September 2020 and published in 2021.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ixora whitei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ixora whitei. Published online. Accessed: 27 July 2022.