Ixora grandifolia
Zoll. & Moritzi
Rubiaceae
Ixora arborescens Hassk.
Ixora coriacea Ridl.
Ixora coriacea Wall. ex Steud.
Ixora crassifolia Ridl.
Ixora elliptica R.Br. ex Ridl.
Ixora fluminalis Ridl.
Ixora lancifolia Ridl.
Ixora ridleyi Bremek.
Ixora ridleyi Merr.
Ixora rosella Kurz
Ixora teysmanniana (Miq.) Boerl.
Pavetta macrophylla Blume
Pavetta teysmanniana Miq.
Pavetta wyckii Miq.
Common Name:
General Information
Ixora grandifolia is an evergreen shrub or tree that can occasionally reach 18 metres tall[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
E. Asia - Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Inonesia
Habitat
Lowland and hill forest, also on swampy ground[
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Tree |
| Height | 10.00 m |
| Pollinators | Insects |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Succeeds in full sun and in partial shade[
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- Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
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- Ahmed Fayaz
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- Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
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- 2011
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- 978-1-55407-489
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- A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
]. Grows best in a humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil[
974- Title
- Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants
- Publication
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- Author
- Ahmed Fayaz
- Publisher
- Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand
- Year
- 2011
- ISBN
- 978-1-55407-489
- Description
- A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
A decoction of the root is used to treat ague and colic[
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
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The leaves are eaten before childbirth, at the commencement of labour, and are considered to make delivery easier[
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- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
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- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
]. An infusion of leaves is drunk as a treatment against stomach-ache[
310- Title
- Plant Resources of Southeast Asia
- Publication
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- Author
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- Website
- http://proseanet.org/
- Publisher
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- Year
- 0
- ISBN
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- Description
- Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a lightly shaded position in a nursery seedbed. A low germination rate can usually be expected, with the seed sprouting within 42 - 56 days[
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- Brazilian Trees. Volume 2. 4th Edition.
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- Lorenzi. H.
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- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 85-86714-15-1
- Description
- Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best.
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Cuttings of short-jointed, semi-ripe, non-flowering wood. Pot each cutting up singly and keep in a humid, shaded position at around 25°c until rooted[
200- Title
- The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
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- Author
- Huxley. A.
- Publisher
- MacMillan Press
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-333-47494-5
- Description
- Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
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Air layering
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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