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night. It flowers in March and February, and ripens its 
fruit during the hot season. 
A concentrated infusion of the bark of this and the Zzora 
coccinea, is used in a gargle for sore gums, incident to old 
age. 
SuPPL. Tas, XX XIV. Ixoraparviflora. Fig. 1, Flower. Fig. 
2, Part of a panicle with fruit (nat. size). Fig. 3, Section 
. of a young fruit:—magnified. . 
XXXV. 
IXORA GRANDIFLORA. 
Foliis subcordatis oblongis acutis glabris nitidis sessilibus, 
cymis subsessilibus trichotomis, corollis acutis, segmentis 
calycinis acutis post anthesin conniventibus. (SuppL. Tas. 
XXXV.) : 
Ixora grandiflora. Ker, in Bot. Reg. p. 394. Spreng. Syst. 
Veget. v. 1. p.407. De Cand. Prodr. v. 4. p. 486. 
I. coccinea. Linn. Sp. Pl. p. 159. Willd. Sp. PI. v. 1. p. 609. 
Roxb. Fl. Ind. v. 1. p. 385. 
A small shrub, with scarcely any trunk, but with many 
erect divided branches, seldom attaining a height of above 6 — 
or T feet. Leaves opposite, decussate, very short, petioled, very 
slightly cordate at the base, varying from ovate to obovato- 
lanceolate, entire, smooth, shining, 3 or 4 inches long; and 
about 4 as broad, sometimes alittle more. Stipules between the 
petioles, a subulate one on each side. Cymes terminal, twice 
trichotomous, i. e. dividing into three primary divisions, and 
each of these again dividing into three, 3- or 4-flowered pedi- 
cels. Flowers numerous, large, bright scarlet. Calyx 4-cleft, 
or rather 4-toothed ; teeth sharp-pointed. Corolla with the 
tube very long and slender, nectariferous; limb 4-cleft, with 
spreading segments, lanceolate. Stamens 4: filaments very 
short, inserted on the apex of the tube, bent outwards: anthers 
linear, incumbent. Style filiform, longer than the tube. 
