Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rubiaceae | Genus: Ixora | Species: Ixora coccinea Linn. ( एक्जोरा, कोटागन्धाल ) |
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| Synonym | Ixora arborea Lodd. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Kotagandhal | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Small Flowered Ixora, Torch tree, Torch Wood Tree, Torchwood tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jilpai | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 100 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a berry across, globose, succulent, black, pyrenes 2, planoconvex. |
| Habitat | Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests, common on hills, deciduous slopes. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh. | Bark Details | Bark dark brown, blaze pink. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen trees, up to 10 m high, bark dark brown; blaze pink; branchlets woody. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules interpetiolar, ovate-acuminate; petiole glabrous; obovate, elliptic, elliptic-obovate, obovate-oblong, base apex obtuse, margin entire, glabrous, thick coriaceous, pinnate, very slender, prominent beneath. Flowers bisexual white, in terminal panicles; calyx truncate, 4 teethed, teeth minute; corolla tubeoblong, recurved; stamens 4, attached to the mouth of corolla. Fruit a berry, 5-6 mm across, globose, succulent, black, pyrenes 2, planoconvex. | Leaf Details | Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules interpetiolar, ovate-acuminate; petiole glabrous; obovate, elliptic, elliptic-obovate, obovate-oblong, base apex obtuse, margin entire, glabrous, thick coriaceous, pinnate, very slender, prominent beneath. |
