Abstract
Two new species of Ixora are described from the provinces of Palawan and Samar, Philippines: I. alejandroi and I. reynaldoi. The two new species are compared mostly with other species of the genus from the Philippines and neighbouring Asian countries. Ixora alejandroi is characterized by its elongated cyme with congested secondary axes, reddish-brown corolla, stigmatic lobes shortly cleft in the middle, round at tip; while I. reynaldoi is easily recognised by its pseudanthium-type, 9–15 flowered inflorescences, long bracteoles (3.5–8 mm long), and keeled, foliaceous calyx lobes (8–10 mm long). The conservation status of each species is proposed, using IUCN Criteria.