Ixora blumei Zoll. & Mor., Syst. Verz. Zoll. 65

Synonyms
Ixora arborescens (Hassk.) Boerl. [Illegitimate]
Ixora blumeana Kuntze [Illegitimate]
Ixora grandifolia var. arborescens (Hassk.) Hook.f.
Ixora macrocoma (Miq.) Kuntze
Ixora odorata (Blume) Boerl. [Illegitimate]
Ixora valetonii Hochr. [Illegitimate]
Pavetta arborescens Hassk.
Pavetta macrocoma Miq.
Pavetta odorata Blume
Pavetta odorata var. sumatrana Miq.

Description
Understorey tree up to 19 m tall and 23 cm dbh. Stipules up to ca. 10 mm long, dropped early. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, glabrous. Flowers ca. 7 mm diameter, white-yellowish, with short corolla tube, flowers placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 8 mm diameter, pinkish-red, berries.

Ecology
In undisturbed mixed dipterocarp and coastal forests up to 300 m altitude. Usually on hillsides and ridges, but also on alluvial sites and along rivers and streams. On clay soils. In secondary forests usually present as a pre-disturbance remnant.

Distribution
Sumatra, Java, Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, South- and East-Kalimantan).

Local names
Borneo: Bangkal, Jarum-jarum.