Ixora brachiata

Botanical Name – Ixora brachiata

Common Name – Torchwood Ixora, Gorbale, Lokhandi

Distribution

• It’s endemic to Western ghats of India

   

Habitat

• Semi evergreen forests

   

Habit

•  Small Tree
•  Evergreen tree
  
  

Specific Properties

• Highly fragrant
• Fungal pest resistance
  
  

Uses

•          Fruit is edible
•          As wood is hard so used as tool handles 
•         The flowers of Ixora parviflora, pounded
  in milk, are given for whooping cough
•         The root or fruit is used as a medicine
  by Santals, in case of high colored urine in females. The flowers, and bark are
  used on reddened eyes, and eruptions in children
•         The decoction of bark is given for anemia
  and general debility
•         Pounded bark with water is given for
  vomiting.
•      Fruit, and root juice is used to stop
  bleeding after delivery
•  The paste of leaf is applied on boils

   

Propagation

•          Seeds or Vegetative