Ixora nigricans

Black Ixora

Flower buds
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Subfamily:	Ixoroideae
Tribe:	Ixoreae
Genus:	Ixora
Species:	I. nigricans
Binomial name
*Ixora nigricans* R.Br. ex Wight & Arn. (1834)
Synonyms
Ixora affinis Wall. ex Craib Ixora affinis var. arguta (Hook.f.) Craib Ixora affinis var. plumea (Ridl.) Craib Ixora arguta (Hook.f.) King & Gamble Ixora densa R.Br. ex Wall. [Invalid] Ixora erubescens Wall. ex G.Don Ixora memecylifolia Kurz Ixora nigricans var. arguta Hook.f. Ixora nigricans var. erubrescens (Wall. ex G.Don) Kurz Ixora nigricans var. ovalis Pierre ex Pit. Ixora plumea Ridl. Pavetta erubescens (Wall. ex G.Don) Miq. Synonyms From theplantlist.org

Ixora nigricans or Black Ixora is a plant growing up to a height of 5 metres. It is found as common undergrowth in evergreen forests to dry evergreen forests up to 1900 m.^[1] Black Ixora is found in throughout the forests of the Western Ghats of India .^[2]

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External identifiers for Ixora nigricans
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