Rubiaceae
Scarlet jungleflame
Ixora coccinea
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Ixora
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Common names
By language (18)
- Arabic
- إكسورة قرمزية
- arz
- اكسوره قرمزيه
- Bangla
- রঙ্গন
- Burmese
- မျက်နှာပန်းနီ
- Chinese
- 橙江龙船花
- English
- Scarlet jungleflame
- Filipino
- Santan, Heranyo ng gubat, Heranyo sa gubat, Heranyong gubat, Heranyong pang-gubat, Heranyong panggubat, Heranyong pangkagubatan, I. coccinea
- Kannada
- ಹಳದಿ ಕಿಸುಕಾರೆ
- lah
- جنگلی اگ
- Malayalam
- ചെത്തി, ഇക്സോറ കൊക്കീനിയ, തെച്ചി, തെറ്റി
- Polish
- Iksora szkarłatna
- shn
- မွၵ်ႇၶႅမ်လႅင်, တူၼ်ႈၶႅမ်လႅင်, ၶႅမ်လႅင်
- Spanish
- Geranio de la jungla
- tcy
- ಕೇಪುಳ
- Telugu
- నూరు వరహాలు - ఎరుపు
- Tongan
- Huni kula
- ty
- Hītoa
- Vietnamese
- Mẫu đơn đỏ, Trang đỏ, Đơn đỏ
Synonyms
- Ixora fraseri hort. ex Gentil
- Ixora obovata B.Heyne
- Pavetta coccinea (L.) Blume
Flowers
- In flower
- all year (from 277 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: novvictan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Carlos Alexandre Mattos Raposo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kor!An, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zinogre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sabarni Sarker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sabarni Sarker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.