Ixora chinensis Lam. var. incarnata
See Ixora chinensis Lam. for details and Ixora coccinea L. for further discussion. ‘It is a low bushy plant, with large bunches of flowers, which usually appear towards the end of summer.’ [LBC no.1048/1825]. Purple flowers.
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced to Britain under the name Ixora incarnata in 1822 [JD]. ‘A native of the East Indies, according to Sir J. Smith, in Rees’s Cyclopedia; but in the Flora Indica, it is said to have been introduced into the Calcutta garden from China.’ [LBC no.1048/1825].
History at Camden Park
Requested from Loddiges’ nursery on 13th February 1848 but there is no record of its being received. [MP A2933-1, p.172]. In requesting this plant Macarthur probably had in mind Ixora incarnata of Roxburgh, a plant described in Rees’s Cyclopaedia, all 22 volumes of which were in his possession.
Notes
See also Ixora coccinea L. for discussion of synonomy.
Published Feb 08, 2010 - 03:21 PM | Last updated Feb 08, 2010 - 03:33 PM
Ixora chinensis Lam. | LBC no.1048/1825 as Ixora incarnata | RBGS
| Family | Rubiaceae |
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| Region of origin | China |
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| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Ixora incarnata |
| Confidence level | high |