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Flowers of Zihuatanejo

Jungle Flame

Ixora coccinea

-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Gentians, Dogbanes, Madders, and Allies (Order Gentianales)

-Madder Family (Family Rubiaceae)

-Subfamily Ixoroideae

-Tribe Ixoreae

-Ixoras (Genus Ixora)

-Jungle Flame (Ixora coccinea)


Jungle Flame (Ixora coccinea), also known as flame of the woods or jungle geranium, is a dense, multi-branched evergreen shrub. Reaching typical heights of 1.2 to 2 metres, this plant is celebrated for its glossy, leathery, dark green leaves and its striking, large clusters of small, tubular flowers that bloom almost year-round in tropical climates.

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