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Ixora finlaysoniana Wall. ex G. Don.

Synonym                    : Ixora findlyana B.S. Williams.

Family                        : Rubiaceae

Local Names              : Vellathechi, Fragrant ixora

Flowering and fruiting period: December – June 

Distribution: Asia

Habitat: Grown in gardens

IUCN status: Data Deficient

Endemic: No

Uses: Ornamental, ayurvedic 

Key Characters: Ixora finlaysoniana are shrubs or small trees. Leaves opposite, elliptic, oblong, obovate. Corymbs, open, sessile or subsessile. Flowers white or pale green, faintly scented. Calyx-tube, pubescent or glabrous; lobes, lanceolate or oblong, pubescent or glabrous, acute. Corolla-tube, glabrous; lobes, ovate-oblong, obtuse; buds greenish brown. Fruit  globose, glossy, black or reddish, blue at maturity.