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5. Ixora undulata Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 395. 1820. DC., Prodr. 4: 488. 1830; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. Ind. 3: 147. 1880; Parker, For. Fl. Punj. ed. 2: 90. 1924; Bor & Raizada, Beaut. Ind. Climb. Shr. & Tr. 90. 1954.
Bengali: Paluka-Jooi
S. NAZIMUDDIN AND M. QAISER
Shrub. Leaves 10-22 x 4-7 cm, elliptic or lanceolate, margins undulate, acute or acuminate; petiole 0.5-1.5 cm. Inflorescence 10-20 cm long and broad, pedunculate, bracteate corymbs or panicles. Flowers white, sweet scented, pedicel c. 1.5 mm long; bracts and bracteoles persistent. Calyx-lobes short, equalling the hypanthium, less than 1 mm, acute. Corolla-tube 6-8 mm long; lobes 4-5 mm long, reflexed, oblong-linear, obtuse, throat naked. Stamens 4; filaments c. 1 mm long, anthers 3-3.5 mm long. Style exserted, Stigma 2-partite.
Fl. Per.: March-April.
Type: Described from Bengal, Roxburgh, Ic. ined. 913. (K).
Distribution: Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Bangla Dash, India (Assam). In Pakistan occasionally cultivated.
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