INTRODUCTION
The genus Ixora (Rubiaceae) comprises 160
species out of which 30 are found in India.
Ixora parviflora Vahl. is one of the Indian
species. It is a shrub cultivated in gardens for
its beautiful white crown of flowers and
evergreen leaves. Its flower is used in
whooping cough and decoction of bark is
used in anaemia (Santapan and Henry, 1973,
Thacker et al., 1959). Its propagation through
cuttings takes about six months in rooting.
Thus, conventional method of propagation is
time consuming and labour intensive.
Micropropagation method through tissue
culture has not been exploited and there has
been no report of any tissue culture studies
of I. parviflora. However, micropropagation
has been reported in two other species, Ixora