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Latest revision as of 15:54, 3 March 2016
Introduction |
Ixora macrantha (Steudel) Bremek.
- Family: Rubiaceae
Synonyms
- Ixora longituba (Miq.) Boerl.
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: soka nangta (Sundanese), polo (Minahasa).
Distribution
Indonesia (Java, northern Sulawesi); very incompletely known.
Uses
In Minahasa (Indonesia) the root sap is used for dyeing matting and basketry red, and a decoction of the twigs is used for dyeing rattan.
Observations
A shrub or small tree, up to 6 m tall, with white or pink flowers having a very long (3.5 cm) corolla-tube. This species grows in humid forests in the mountains at 1000-1700 m altitude.
Selected sources
7, 9, 12, 22, 27, 43.