Common name
English: Scarlet jungleflame
German: Dschungel-Flamme
Portuguese: Ixora-coral
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Gentianales (113)
Family: Rubiaceae (62)(family description)
Genus: Ixora (3)
Epithet: coccinea L. (8)
Synonyms: Ixora bandhuca Roxb., Ixora eekhautii Gentil, Ixora fraseri Gentil, Ixora grandiflora Ker Gawl., Ixora lutea Hutch., Ixora montana Lour., Ixora morsei Gentil, Ixora obovata B.Heyne ex Roth, Ixora propinqua R.Br. ex G.Don, Ixora purpurea Fisch. ex Loudon, Ixora thomeana (K.Schum.) G.Taylor, Pavetta bandhuca Miq., Pavetta coccinea (L.) Blume, Pavetta incarnata Blume, Pavetta rubra Noronha
coccinea => scarlet
grandiflora => with flowers larger than the normal
incarnata => flesh-colored
lutea => distinct yellow, a full yellow
montana => growing in the mountains
obovata => egg-shaped
purpurea => purple
rubra => red in a general sense
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: red
External links
Check for Ixora coccinea at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1103] Ixora coccinea - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)