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Jungle flame
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Coffee family

Jungle flame

Ixora coccinea Comm. ex Lam.

faya lobi Sranan Tongo

Names

EnglishJungle flame
DutchPauwenkers
SpanishCoralito asiático enano
Chinese红龙船花
Sranan Tongofaya lobi
Scientific nameIxora coccinea Comm. ex Lam.

About this species

Ixora coccinea (also known as jungle geranium, flame of the woods or jungle flame or pendkuli) is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a common flowering shrub native to Southern India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. It has become one of the most popular flowering shrubs in South Florida gardens and landscapes. It is the national flower of Suriname.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderGentianales
FamilyRubiaceae
GenusIxora

In Suriname

14Records in Suriname
9iNaturalist observations
1900First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo8
  • Commewijne2
  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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