Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Ixora oreogena
Rubiaceae Juss.
Ixora oreogena S.T.Reynolds & P.I.Forst. , legitimate, scientific
Reynolds, S.T. & Forster, P.I. (4 December 2006), A taxonomic revision of Ixora L. (Rubiaceae: Ixoroideae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 7(2): 262-264, Fig. 4, Map 3 APC [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Queensland. Cook District: State Forest 194, Mt Baldy, herberton Range, 17 18'S, 145 24'E, 24 January 2001, P.I.Forster PIF26596 & R.Booth (holo: BRI [1 sheet + spirit]; iso: MEL).
taxonomic synonym: Ixora sp. (North Mary LA B.P.Hyland 8618) [n/a] taxonomic synonym: Ixora sp. (North Mary LA B.H. 8618) [n/a]
  • APC Dist.: Qld
  • Etymology: The specific epithet alludes to the mountainous habitat for the species and is derived from the Greek oreogenus (mountain-born).