Ixora andamanensis Bremek.

 
  • Family : RUBIACEAE
    (Madder Or Coffee Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : COFFEE FAMILY (कॉफी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Rubiaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ixora andamanensis Bremek.
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Key identification features : Shrub or tree, 2-5 m tall; Branches glabrous; Leaves obovate, lanceolate or elliptic-obovate, 13–19.5 × 6–7 cm, base acute, apex acuminate, margins entire, surface glabrous, petiole 5-6 mm long, stipules triangular, about 8 mm long, glabrous outside, hairy inside; Inflorescence compound, pubescent, bracts 2-5 mm long; Flowers nearly 200 per head, arranged in trichasial branching, pedicel about 2.5 mm long, pubescent; Calyx about 1.8 cm long, pubescent, with triangular lobes, corolla 2-2.5 cm long, tube glabrous, lobes oblong, anthers about 4 mm long, style about 2 cm long, glabrous, stigmatic arma about 2 mm long.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
  • Native : Andaman Islands, India, Myanmar
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands (Swaraj Dweep), S. Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • K. Karthigeyan, R. P. Pandey, & A. A. Mao (Eds.). (2023). Flora of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Vol. 2). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ixora andamanensis
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Ixora andamanensis. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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