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Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Common name: Rangan(Beng.); Flame of the Woods, Jungle Flame and Jungle geranium(Eng.).
Life cycle:
Native Range: Ixora coccinea is native to tropical south-east Asia, including Southern India and Sri Lanka. Ixora coccinea is a dense, multi-branched evergreen shrub, commonly 4–6 ft (1.2–2 m) in height, but capable of reaching up to 12 ft (3.6 m) high. It has a rounded form, with a spread that may exceed its height. Their glossy, leathery, oblong leaves are about 4 in (10 cm) long, with entire margins, and are carried in opposite pairs or whorled on the stems. Small tubular, scarlet flowers in dense rounded clusters 2-5 in (5–13 cm) across are produced almost all year long. There are numerous named cultivars differing in flower colour (yellow, pink, orange) and plant size. |
