Rubiaceae FAMILY

Ixora coccinea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ixora coccinea is a densely branched, evergreen shrub growing up to 2.5 metres tall[ 362 Title Dominica Botanic Gardens Publication Author Website http://www.da-academy.org/trees_shrubs.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line resource, providing top quality pictures and some basic information on various plants being grown at the Botanic Gardens, often including uses and habitat. ]. The plant is a popular herbal remedy in India, where it is gathered in quantitty from the wild and traded in markets. It is also harvested for local use as a food and medicine. A commonly grown ornamental and hedge plant, being valued especially for its floral display[ 302 Title Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide Publication Author Whistler. W. Arthur. Publisher Timber Press Inc. Oregon. Year 2000 ISBN 0-88192-448-2 Description An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam.

HabitatFound in a wide variety of habitats at elevations below 600 metres in Sri Lanka[ 464 Title A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Publication Author Trimen H.; continued by Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Dulau and Co; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description Very dated, but still a useful work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].