Rubiaceae FAMILY

Ixora ferrea

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ixora ferrea is an evergreen shrub or a tree with a spreading crown; it can grow up to 6 metres tall. The bole can be 8cm in diameter[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of its wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Venezuela; Caribbean - Windward Islands to Cuba.

HabitatAn understorey plant in forests in the moist limestone and lower montane regions of Puerto Rico[ 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ].