Ixora phellopus K.Schum.

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Status: Native
Description:
Type location:
Cabinda, Angola
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Habitat: In moist evergreen forest and gallery forest.
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Worldwide distribution: Cabinda, Gabon, Congo-Brazzavilla, DR Congo.
Botanical divisions: II,III,VI
Growth form(s): Shrub over 2 m, shrub under 2 m.
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Literature:

De Block, P. (1998). The African species of Ixora (Rubiaceae - Pavetteae) Opera Botanica Belgica 9 National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise. Pages 146 - 147. (Includes a picture).

De Block, P. (2020). Rubiaceae Tribu V. Ixorae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 18 - 19. (Includes a picture).


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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ixora phellopus
African Plant Database: Ixora phellopus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ixora phellopus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ixora phellopus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ixora phellopus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Ixora phellopus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ixora phellopus
JSTOR Plant Science: Ixora phellopus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ixora phellopus
Plants of the World Online: Ixora phellopus
Tropicos: Ixora phellopus
Wikipedia: Ixora phellopus


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Species information: Ixora phellopus.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=256690, retrieved 14 September 2025

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