Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)
Order: Gentianales (112)
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)