Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Ixora casei
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
February 7, 1998
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Locality:
Between Medalaii and Malakal adjacent to causeway, behind Mobil gas station. Elevation 0-30 m.
Plant Description:
Shrub 3 m tall with arching branches. Leaves discolorous. Inflorescence axes and corollas brick red, corolla fading to salmon. Fruit green, ripening black (usu. eaten by birds). Occasional.
Habitat:
Tropical evergreen mesic forest on karstic limestone. Shores of brackish lake.
Associated Species:
With Pisonia grandis, Aglaia, Ficus, Psychotria, Ixora, Meryta, Semecarpus, Morinda, Alpinia, numerous vines and epiphytes, (chiggers also present).
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023
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