Ixora ferrea (Jacq.) Benth.

Plants of the Guiana Shield
Rubiaceae
Ixora ferrea (Jacq.) Benth.
Det. Joseph H. Kirkbride Feb 2017
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Kako River, Chinakuruk Mountain,
cliff foot of mountain.
5° 36' 42"N, 60° 43’ 30" W Elev. 1226 m.
Laterite soil. Epiphytes and lithophytes dominant on rocks.
Rubiaceae, Heliconiaceae abundant. Tree to 3m. Inflorescence
axillary and terminal compact panicles. Calyx yellow, tube red,
lobes white.
21 May 2009
K. M. Redden, K. J. Wurdack, C. Perry, E. Zimmerman, D. Hunter,
T. Hunter and V. Roland 6706
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
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