Ixora laxiflora is a shrub or small tree with fragrant white colored flowers belonging to the family Rubiaceae.
Varieties Ixora laxiflora var. laxiflora Ixora laxiflora var. linderi (Hutch. & Dalziel) De Block
Description Ixora laxiflora is a shrub or small tree that sometimes grows up to a maximum height of . Leaves are elliptic to obovate in shape, margins entire, the longest reaches up to long and wide, the apex is acuminate while base tend to be wedged shaped. Inflorescence is a terminal branched corymbose, axis is reddish with leafy bracts growing at base of the inflorescence; flowers are white or pink, corolla tube is slender up to long.
Distribution Occurs in West Africa, from Guinea Bissau westwards to Ghana. Found in moist and gallery forests and along streams.
Uses Extracts is used in ethnomedicine for pain management.
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