Flame of the Woods
Ixora coccinea (?)
Photographed at Malindi, Kenya. January 2012.
LEAVES: The shiny leaves are borne in pairs at each node on the stem.
Oval to elliptic with an attenuate tip.
SHRUB: Flexible woody stems with plenty of dark green foliage.
FLOWERS: The flowers are long tubular with four petal lobes. Flowers are
grouped together in tight panicles and tend to open nearly all at once.
RANGE: Ixora species are endemic to tropical Asia. I. coccinea
is from southern India and has since been planted in many tropical areas around
the world.
FRUIT:
UNARMED.