... thank you very much for the specifications, Satish ji ... very useful
for attempting ID.
Regards.

On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 2:02 PM, satish pardeshi
<[email protected]>wrote:

>
> Hello all
> it is Ixora chinensis var. nana red
>
> there are many varieties of ixora and most of the identification can b
> easily done by teh size of leaf and then the color of flower.
> the following key prepared by me for ixora of Mumbai may be helpful to
> you.
>
>                                                     Ixora L.
> 1. Leaves amplexicaul----------------------------------------------I.
> coccinea
> 1. Leaves base not as above-------------------------------------2
>  2. Flower
> white-------------------------------------------------------3
>  3. Wild
> plants--------------------------------------------------------I.
> parviflora
>  3.
> Cultigen------------------------------------------------------------I.
> alba
>  2. Flower other than white---------------------------------------4
>  4. Leaves large, more than 8 cm------------------------------5
>   5. Flower pink------------------------------------------------------
> I. coccinea var. newpink
>   5. Flower orange-red---------------------------------------------I.
> chinensis var. blumeana
>   5. Flower rose pink----------------------------------------------I.
> chinensis var.chinensis
>   5. Flower yellow---------------------------------------------------
> I. lutea
>  4. Leaves small less than 5 cm-----------------------------6
>   6. Flower red------------------------------------------------------
> I. chinensis var. nana red
>   6. Flower pink----------------------------------------------------
> I. chinensis var. nana pink
>   6. Flower yellow------------------------------------------------I.
> chinensis var. nana lutea
>
>
> regards
> Satish Pardeshi
> Consultant Taxonomist
> CDAC, Pune
>
> On Jul 30, 11:32 am, JAMES OVERTON <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Ixora, but I don't know which species or variety...
> >
> > Max
> >
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> > From: [email protected]
>  > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [indiantreepix:15066] A flower for I.D. 29.07.09 A.T.
> > Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:47:37 +0530
> >
> > Dear Friends,
> >
> > This little plant has been weathering in my little balcony (Mumbai style,
> not the real one) for more than five years and has flowered for the first
> time. During these years I got curious about trees and nature and now I want
> to know more about this guy.
> >
> > Can you please identify my little old friend here.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Abhay Tiwari
> >
>

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