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Issue: Vol. 409 No. 3: 11 July 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-07-11
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.409.3.5
Page range: 172–178
Abstract views: 23
PDF downloaded: 1

An update on the distribution and morphology of Ixora amplexifolia (Ixoroideae, Rubiaceae) in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Forestry Department, Private Mail Bag, Lae, Morobe Province 411, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Forestry Department, Private Mail Bag, Lae, Morobe Province 411, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Forestry Department, Private Mail Bag, Lae, Morobe Province 411, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea University of Technology, UNITECH Biotechnology Centre, Private Mail Bag, Lae Morobe Province 411, Papua New Guinea
Species diversity Papuasia Ixoreae Eudicots

Abstract

Ixora amplexifolia (Ixoroideae, Rubiaceae), belongs to subgenus Sathroclamys, section Hypsophyllum. It is endemic to the northern part of Papua New Guinea (PNG). This paper updates the morphological description of the species to incorporate new fruit data, and review its alignment with its cohorts of section Hypsophyllum and their distribution in PNG.