Rubiaceae FAMILY
Ixora philippinensis
Ixora philippinensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ixora philippinensis is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing from 1 - 5 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Taiwan, Philippines
HabitatBroadleaved forests and thickets[ 974 Title Encyclopedia of Tropical Plants - Identification and Cultivation of over 3,000 Tropical Plants Publication Author Ahmed Fayaz Publisher Firefly Books Ltd.; New Zealand Year 2011 ISBN 978-1-55407-489 Description A good photograph and terse but detailed information for over 3,000 species of tropical plants. An excellent reference. ]. Thickets and secondary forests at low elevations[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].