Rubiaceae
Torch tree
Ixora pavetta
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Ixora
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Common names
By language (3)
- Bangla
- সুরভিরঙ্গন
- English
- Torch tree
- Kannada
- ಗೊರವಿ
Synonyms
- Ixora arborea Roxb. ex Sm.
- Ixora decipiens DC.
- Ixora parviflora Vahl
- Ixora parviflora var. zeylanica Hook.f.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to April (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Seema Merchant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Vikas D Prasad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vikas D Prasad, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Khilesh Tekam, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ravuri Krishna Chaitanya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ravuri Krishna Chaitanya, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Srivatsan Ramkumar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.