Muthu ji Here is one from eflora of Pakistan 1Flowers white. Leaves distinctly petiolate (2)<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=116686#KEY-1-2>
+Flowers pink or orange to red. Leaves subsessile or shortly petiolate (4)<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=116686#KEY-1-4> 2 (1)<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=116686#KEY-1-1>Corolla-tube 20-25 mm long. Branches of inflorescence hairy. Calyx-lobes longer and broader than calyx tube 2 Ixora polyantha<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250090842> +Corolla-tube 8-12 mm long. Branches of inflorescence glabrous. Calyx-lobes equalling or shorter than calyx-tube (3)<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=116686#KEY-1-3> 3 (2)<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=116686#KEY-1-2>Style densely pubescent. Calyx-teeth minute, shorter than the tube. Leaves almost rounded at the base, margin not undulate 3 Ixora pavetta<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242423581> +Style glabrous. Calyx-teeth equalling the tube. Leaves acute at the base, margin undulate 5 Ixora undulata<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=242423584> 4 (1)<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=116686#KEY-1-1>Leaves pubescent beneath. Corolla-tube 1.5-2 cm long; lobes obtuse to rounded. Flowers mostly pink 6 Ixora chinensis<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=200022123> +Leaves glabrous. Corolla-tube 2.5-4.5 cm long; lobes acute to acuminate. Flowers scarlet or orange-scarlet (5)<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=116686#KEY-1-5> 5 (4)<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=116686#KEY-1-4>Leaves shortly petiolate, acute with 10-12 main pairs of lateral nerves 4 Ixora fulgens<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=250090844> +Leaves sessile, obtuse or mucronate with ± 8 pairs of lateral nerves 1 Ixora coccinea<http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=220006906> inch Supplement with one from Manual of Cultivated plants by L H Bailey A. Colour of flowers white B. Fls. about 1/3 inch long....................................I. I. parviflora* BB. Fls 1-1 1/2 inch long .....................................2. I. acuminata AA. Color of fls. red or yellow B. lvs. 6-12 inch long, infl of about 100 fls..............3. I. macrothyrsa BB. lvs. up to 4 inch long; infl. of fewer fls C. corolla-lobes obtuse..................................4. I. chinensis CC. corolla lobes acute.................................5. I. coccinea -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Muthu Karthick <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Singhji, > If possible, kindly post the differentiating characters or key for these > cultivated *Ixora* species. > > On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Ixora chinensis from Delhi, grown as hedge in Punjabi Bagh Garden. Please >> note rounded tips of petals and sessile leaves with rounded non-auriculate >> base. Pl Validate. >> >> -- >> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> Retired Associate Professor >> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ <http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > Muthu Karthick, N > Junior Research Fellow > Care Earth Trust > Chennai - 61 > www.careearthtrust.org > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
