Ixora coccinea from Dakpathar

[Gurcharan Singh]

 Ixora coccinea L., Sp. Pl. 110. 1753. Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 375. 1820

syn: Ixora bandhuca Roxb.; Ixora grandiflora Ker; Ixora incarnata DC.

Common names: Jungle Geranium, flame-of-the-woods

Hindi and Beng: Rookmini, rajana

Mar: Pendgul, bakora

Tel: Koranam, mankana

Tam: Chetti, kullal, vedchi

Mal: Thechii, thetti

Kan: Kepala, kisukare

After a long search for nearly 3 years I think I am able to hunt out the typical specimen of this species characterized by sessile oblong leaves up to 10 cm long, obtuse or mucronate; flowers bright scarlet with nearly 4-5 cm long corolla tube, acute corolla lobes 8-10 mm long.

Photographed from garden of Dakpathar rest house on September 16, 2011.

The genus Ixora is often much confused and poorly understood in our databases. 

Ixora chinensis at FOI I think is Ixora finlaysiana, I. chinensis has shorter corolla tube, and broader obtuse corolla lobes

Ixora coccinea (Red)  and I. coccinea (yellow) of FOI may be I. chinensis as they have distinctly narrowed leaves and obtuse corolla lobes

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
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[Balkar Arya]

Thanks Sir for sharing. I dont know how i missed this plant there

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
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