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Ixora (West Indian jasmine)

Angiospermae - Gentianales - Rubiaceae

Taxonomy
Ixora was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Ixora coccinea.

It was assigned to Rubiaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Prasad et al. (2017).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Ixora Linnaeus
1976Ixora Lakhanpal et al.
2017Ixora Prasad et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
Asterids
Euasterids
Lamiids
orderGentianales
familyRubiaceae
genusIxora

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Ixora Linnaeus 1753 [West Indian jasmine]
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Ixora coccinea Linnaeus 1753
Ixora purniyagiriensis Prasad et al. 2017
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Uttarakhand) Ixora purniyagiriensis (224495)