Ixora albersii

Ixora albersii is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the West Usambara Mountains in Tanzania.[1] The epithet albersii commemorates German botanist Focke Albers.[2]

Ixora albersii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Rubiaceae
Subfamily:
Ixoroideae
Tribe:
Ixoreae
Genus:
Ixora
Species:
I. albersii
Binomial name
Ixora albersii

References
  1. "Ixora albersii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  2. Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 5. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 27 May 2019.


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