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| Frequency: | Local and rare (only known from 2 collections). |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
Kivu, DR Congo |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | kahelensis: of Kalehe area in Kivu, DR Congo, where the type specimen was collected. |
| Habitat: | Moist evergreen forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 850 - 1000 m |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Only known from eastern DR Congo. |
| Botanical divisions: | VI |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | Endemic |
| Red data list status: | Critically Endangered |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
De Block, P. (1998). The African species of Ixora (Rubiaceae - Pavetteae) Opera Botanica Belgica 9 National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise. Pages 162 - 163. as Ixora sp. "kalehe" De Block, P. (2018). Ixora kalehensis, a new Rubiaceae species from the Democratic Republic of the Congo Plant Ecology and Evolution 151(3) Pages 442 - 448. Protologue (Includes a picture). De Block, P. (2020). Rubiaceae Tribu V. Ixorae Flore d'Afrique Centrale Nouvelle Serie Jardin Botanique Meise, Belgique Pages 22 - 25. (Includes a picture). Sosef, M.S.M., Gereau, R.E., Luke, Q., Ntore, S., Simo-Droissart, M., Stevart, T. & Tack, W. (2021). Red List of the endemic and subendemic Trees of Central Africa. Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium Pages 233 - 234. (Includes a picture). |