Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2604)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2501)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2116)
Order: Gentianales (110)
Family: Rubiaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Ixora (3)
Epithet: brachypoda DC. (1)
Synonyms: Ixora radiata Hiern, Ixora rhodesiaca Bremek.
brachypoda => short-footed, having a short pedicel
radiata => ray-like
rhodesiaca => of Rhodesian origin (today Zambia and Zimbabwe)