Rubiaceae FAMILY
Ixora javanica
Ixora javanica
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ixora javanica is an evergreen shrub or tree growing up to 11 metres tall. The bole can be 26cm in diameter[ 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. , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ]. The edible flowers are gathered from the wild for local use. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatAn understorey tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp forests at elevations up to 700 metres. Usually on hillsides and ridges, but also found on alluvial sites and along rivers and streams[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].