Ixora

...A tropical evergreen shrub flowering tree of the Rubiaceae family (illustration). Also known as Sandanka (three-tiered flower). It has many small crimson, orange, and white flowers densely arranged in a hemisphere, and is often used as a potted plant or cut flower because of its beautiful long flowering period. It is widely planted as a garden tree in the tropics. It is native to southern China and Malaysia. The leaves are opposite, obovate, 5-10 cm long, leathery, dark green, and slightly glossy. Many flowers are borne in cymes at the top of the stem, with thin flower tubes 2-2.5 cm long that open out at the end and split into four pieces. The flowers are about 1 cm in diameter and slightly fleshy. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…アカネ科の熱帯の常緑低木の花木（イラスト）。サンダンカ(三段花)ともいう。朱紅色，橙色，白色などの小花が多数，密に半球状に集まり，美しくまた開花期間も長いので，鉢植えや切花としてよく使われる。熱帯では庭園木として広く植えられている。原産地は中国南部，マレーシア。葉は対生し，倒卵形で長さ5～10cm，革質で濃緑色，やや光沢があり美しい。花は茎頂の集散花序に多数つき，花筒部は細く長さ2～2.5cmで，先は開出し4片に分かれ，花径1cmくらいで，やや肉質。…

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