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Taxon:  Ixora coccinea L.



Summary
Genus:
Ixora
Family:
Rubiaceae
Subfamily:
Ixoroideae
Tribe:
Ixoreae
Nomen number:
20580
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:110. 1753
Verified:
11/06/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ixora bandhuca Roxb.
Ixora fraseri hort. ex Gentil
Ixora incarnata (Blume) DC.
Ixora lutea Hutch.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr. Flora of Java. 1963-1968
  3. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  4. Girija, T. & Tabish. Flowers of India (on-line resource).
  5. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  6. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. Flora of Peru. 1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
  7. Matthew, K. M. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic. 1983
  8. Merrill, E. D. An enumeration of Philippine flowering plants. 1922-1926
  9. Oommachan, M. 1977. Flora of Bhopal.
  10. Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 12(1):313.
  11. Parham, J. W. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed. 1972
  12. Parrotta, J. A. Healing plants of peninsular India. 2001
  13. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  14. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
  15. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
English
flame-of-the-woods –
jungle-geranium –
India
rugmini –
Swedish
eldboll –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2Cultivated     
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 12(1):313.
Medicinesfolklore Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 12(1):313.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=20580. Accessed 5 November 2026.


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