Ixora coccinea L.
Vernacular name: Jungle geranium, Rugmani
Species Name: Ixora coccinea L.
Family: Rubiaceae
Habit: Small shrub
Stem: Herbaceous, aerial, erect, branched, cylindrical, differentiating into nodes and internodes, green
Leaf: Ramal and cauline, simple, opposite decussate, stipulate, sessile, ovate to elliptical, entire, acute, unicostate reticulate venation, green.
Flowering: Throughout the year
Flowers: Corymbose cyme inflorescence, Bracteate, pedicellate, complete, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, tetramerous, epigynous, large, showy, corolla tube very long
Fruit: Berry
Uses
- Due to its flowers of bright yellow, pink or red colour, it is popular ornamental plant used as headge.
- Plant attracts a large number of pollinators due to its nector rich flowers.
- Plant can be help in treatment of polluted water by removing heavy metals like calcium, lead and mercury.
- Plant has antioxidant and anti-inflammation properties.
- Roots are stomachic, sedative, astringent, febrifuse and acrid in nature.
- Leaf extract is given in dysentery, diarrhae and vomiting.
- Bark powder is applied to sores, burns and injuries.
- Flower are sweet, carminative, digestive and constipating.
- Flower extract is used as an eye lotion.
- In some regional medicines, plant is used as immunity booster.
