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Ixora coccinea L.

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Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
Ixora coccinea L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymPavetta coccinea (L.) Blume
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Rangan
  • Rogiyal-phul
  • Ronga-rangan
English
  • Flame of the woods
  • Jungle flame
  • Jungle flame ixora
  • Jungle geranium
  • Needle flower
  • Sacred Ixora
Malayalam
  • Chethi
  • Kattuchethi
  • Shekki
  • Thechi
  • Thetti
Other
  • Bakara
  • Chethi (Malayalam)
  • Flame Of The Woods
  • Ixora
  • Ixora Pink
  • Ixora Red
  • Ixora Yellow
  • Jungle Flame
  • Jungle Geranium
  • Kullai
  • Rangan (Bengali)
  • Rugmini रुगमिनी (Hindi)
  • Rukmini/Pendgul
  • Sedaram
  • Sinduram
  • Vedchi (Tamil)
  • Vetchi
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Shrub
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Shrub
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Bushy shrubs, spreading by root sprouts. Leaves opposite, 6-10 x 2.5-3 cm, elliptic to oblong, shortly acute at apex, round to slightly cordate at base, sessile, greenish on drying. Corymbs 5-8 cm across; peduncle and pedicels short. Calyx tube 0.18-0.2 cm long, puberulous without; lobes minute. Corolla scarlet; tube 3-3.5 cm long, puberulous without; lobes 0.8-1 x 0.4-0.5 cm. Stamens attached at throat; anthers 0.3-0.35 cm long. Ovary 0.1-0.2 cm across; style 3-3.5 cm long, exserted. Berry 0.6-0.8 cm diam., didymous; seeds 2, globose, 0.3-0.4 cm diam.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: Throughout the year
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Plains to Low Altitude, Cultivated
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Open areas
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              In the plains, also grown in homesteads
              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Global Distribution

                India: Assam, Bihar, Maharastra, Gujarat; Sri Lanka

                Local Distribution

                Bongaigaon

                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  Peninsular India and Sri Lanka

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Thane Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts
                    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Ayurveda
                      Ayurveda
                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      Siddha
                      Siddha
                      System Of Medicines Used In

                      Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Siddha

                      FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1222
                      Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1222
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        Medicinal
                        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          No Data
                          📚 Information Listing
                          References
                          1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1222
                          1. Ixora coccinea L., Sp. Pl. 110. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 145. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 631(445). 1921; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 147. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 212. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 195. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 220. 1988; Tariq Husain & Paul, J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 5, 83.1989; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 195. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 334. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 233. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 234. 1994; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 330. 1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 324. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 255. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 356. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 421. 2009.
                          1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                          Information Listing > References
                          1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1222
                          2. Ixora coccinea L., Sp. Pl. 110. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 3: 145. 1880; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 631(445). 1921; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 147. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 212. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 195. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 220. 1988; Tariq Husain & Paul, J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Addl. ser. 5, 83.1989; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 195. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 334. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 233. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 234. 1994; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 330. 1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 324. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 255. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 356. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 421. 2009.
                          3. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

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                          📚 Meta data
                          No Data
                          🐾 Taxonomy
                          RootRoot
                          KingdomPlantae
                          PhylumTracheophyta
                          ClassMagnoliopsida
                          OrderGentianales
                          FamilyRubiaceae
                          GenusIxora
                          SpeciesIxora coccinea L.
                          📊 Temporal Distribution
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