Ixora pavetta Andr.

Accepted

Ixora pavetta tree

🗒 Synonyms

synonym	Ixora arborea Roxb. ex Sm.
synonym	Ixora decipiens DC.
synonym	Ixora parviflora Vahl, nom. illeg.
synonym	Ixora parviflora var. zeylanica Hook.f.

🗒 Common Names

English	Small Flowered Ixora Torch tree Torchwood Ixora Torchwood tree Torch Wood Tree
Hin	Gandhal
Hindi	Jilpai Kotagandhal Kota Gandhal मशाल का झाड़ Mashal-ka-jhar लोहाजंगिन Lohajangin
Kannada	Goravi Korgi ಕೊರವಿ Koravi ಗೊರವಿ Goravi
Konkani	Kurati
Malayalam	Naichullungu Soochimulla Suji Mulla
Marathi	गोरवीकटगी Goravikatagi माकडी Maakadi रायकुरा Raikura
Other	Chulundu Gura Koraan Korivi Raikuda Small Flowered Ixora SoochimullaLokhandi Torch Tree Torchwood Ixora
Sanskrit	Nemali Nevali
Tamil	Korivi Shulundu கோரான் Koran சுளுந்து Culuntu
Telugu	కొరవి Koravi

📚 Overview

Overview

Summary

Brief

Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Tree

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

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Diagnostic

Diagnostic Keys

Description

Leaves opposite, long, narrow with or without petiole, dark green and glossy. Buds club-shaped, clustered densely. Flowers white, long tubular, petals bent backwards.

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061

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Habit: Tree

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

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Evergreen trees, to 10 m high, bark 5-6 mm thick, dark brown; blaze pink; branchlets woody. Leaves simple, opposite, decussate; stipules interpetiolar, ovate-acuminate; petiole 4-8 mm long, stout, glabrous; lamina 6-14 cm x 3.5-7.5 cm, obovate, elliptic, elliptic-obovate, obovate-oblong, base subcordate, obtuse or round, apex obtuse, margin entire, glabrous, thick coriaceous; lateral nerves 10-15 pairs, pinnate, very slender, prominent beneath; intercostae reticulate, slender. Flowers bisexual 5-6 mm long, white, in terminal panicles; calyx truncate, 4 teethed, teeth minute; corolla tube 6 mm long, lobes 4, 4 x 2 mm, oblong, recurved; stamens 4, attached to the mouth of corolla; anthers sagittate; ovary 1.7 mm, 2-celled, inferior, ovule one in each cell; style exserted; stigma bifid. Fruit a berry, 5-6 mm across, globose, succulent, black, pyrenes 2, planoconvex.

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
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SubSpecies Varieties Races

Diagnostic Keys

Description

No Data

📚 Nomenclature and Classification

Nomenclature and Classification

Taxon Record Name

References

Type Information

No Data

📚 Natural History

Natural History

Life Cycle

Cyclicity

Flowering and fruiting: January-March

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

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Leaf Fall

Flowering

March--April

Fruiting

September

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061
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Reproduction

Propagation Techniques

4-6 inches of tip cuttings.

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061

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Migration

Dispersal

Dispersers

Dispersers: Bird

Pollinators

Pollinators: Insect

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061
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Life Expectancy

Size

Seed Size

0-5 cm.

Tree Height

5 m.

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061
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Growth

Competitiveness

Poor

Where To Plant

Field border,avenue

Growth Rate

slow growing

Drought Tolerance

Moderate

Drainage

Moderate

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061
Contributors	A Kavitha Deepthi Narasimhaiah Ganesan R gladwin joseph
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Morphology

Growth Form

Tree

Tree Type

Evergreen

Canopy

Dense

Leaf Type

Halasu like

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061
Contributors	A Kavitha Deepthi Narasimhaiah Ganesan R gladwin joseph
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Field Tips

Bark dark brown. Wood light reddish brown, smooth.

Flower

In axiallry cymes, white,Â fragrant. Flowering from March-April.

Fruit

A drupe, didymous, dark purple when ripe. Fruiting throughout the year.

Leaf Apices

Sub acute

Leaf arrangement

Opposite decussate

Leaf Bases

Cuneate

Leaf Margins

Entire

Leaf Shapes

Oblanceolate

Leaf Types

Simple

Habit

A small evergreen tree.

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Pollinators

Bees

Miscellaneous Details

Interesting Facts

In some communities, a small piece of this wood is placed on a stone during the ceremony when the foundation stone is laid before house construction begins.

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061
Contributors	A Kavitha Deepthi Narasimhaiah Ganesan R gladwin joseph
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Notes: Dry Evergreen to Dry Deciduous Forests

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	Sanjana Julias Thilakar G Renu D. Narasimhan
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The branches are used for torches.

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No Data

📚 Habitat and Distribution

Habitat and Distribution

General Habitat

Dry and moist deciduous forests

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

Attributions	Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors	D. Narasimhan
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Very common on hills, deciduous slopes from 300-900m. India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh.

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Along river banks

Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.

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Distribution

Description

Global Distribution

India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Indian distribution

State - Kerala, District/s: Wayanad, Palakkad, Idukki, Kannur

Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi

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Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal.

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061
Contributors	A Kavitha Deepthi Narasimhaiah Ganesan R gladwin joseph
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Maharashtra: Ahemdnagar, Dhule, Kolhapur, Nasik, Pune, Raigad, Satara, Thane Kerala: Idukki, Kannur, Palakkad, Wynad Tamil Nadu: All districts

G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

Attributions	G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
Contributors	G Renu D. Narasimhan Sanjana Julias Thilakar
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Global Distribution

India: Assam, Kerala, Maharastra, Upper Gangetic Plain, Peninsular India

Local Distribution

Assam

Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.

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Endemic Distribution

Nativity

Native

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061
Contributors	A Kavitha Deepthi Narasimhaiah Ganesan R gladwin joseph
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No Data

📚 Occurrence

Occurrence

No Data

📚 Demography and Conservation

Demography and Conservation

Not Evaluated

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061
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Threats

Legislation

Protection Legal Status

No Data

📚 Uses and Management

Uses and Management

Uses

System of Medicines Used In

Folk medicine

Siddha

Medicinal :

Medicinal : Bark,Leaf,Root

Food:

Food: Inedible

Fodder:

Fodder: Goat,cattle

Fuelwood:

Good fuelwood

Services And Uses

Wind break, Live fence, Green manure, Implements

Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061

Attributions	Kavitha, A., N. Deepthi, R. Ganesan, S. C. Gladwin Joseph. Common Dryland Trees of Karnataka: Bilingual Field Guide. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, 2061
Contributors	A Kavitha Deepthi Narasimhaiah Ganesan R gladwin joseph
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A small piece of the wood is placed on the stone during prayer when the foundation stone for a house is being laid.

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System Of Medicines Used In

Folk medicine, Siddha

FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5871

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Folklore

Management

No Data

📚 Information Listing

Information Listing

Species Resources

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN)

Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

References

Ixora pavetta Andr., Bot. Repos. t. 78. 1799; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 222. 1988; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 151. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 152. 2002.
Ixora arborea Roxb. ex Smith in Rees, Cyclop. 19: n. 5. 1811; Tariq Husain & Paul, J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 5, 155.1989.
Ixora parviflora Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3:11. t.52.1794, non Lam. 1791; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2:142.1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 631(445). 1921.

Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5871

Information Listing > References

Ixora pavetta Andr., Bot. Repos. t. 78. 1799; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 222. 1988; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 151. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 152. 2002.
Ixora arborea Roxb. ex Smith in Rees, Cyclop. 19: n. 5. 1811; Tariq Husain & Paul, J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 5, 155.1989.
Ixora parviflora Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3:11. t.52.1794, non Lam. 1791; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2:142.1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 631(445). 1921.
Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5871

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📚 Meta data

Meta data

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