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Revision as of 12:40, 12 April 2018
Ixora coccinea (also known as jungle geranium, flame of the woods or jungle flame) is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is a common flowering shrub native to Southern India and Sri Lanka. It has become one of the most popular flowering shrubs in South Florida gardens and landscapes.
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Uses
diarrhoea, ulcers, abdominal pains, hiccups, fever, dysentery, headache, blood-shot eyes, sores, tranquilizer.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Phytochemical studies indicate that the plant contains the phytochemicals lupeol, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, sitosterol, rutin, lecocyanadin, anthocyanins, proanthocyanidins, and glycosides of kaempferol and quercetin.
Common names
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Kannada | |
Hindi | Rugmini |
Malayalam | Chethi |
Tamil | Vedchi |
Telugu | |
Marathi | NA |
Gujarathi | NA |
Punjabi | NA |
Kashmiri | NA |
Sanskrit | Bakul |
English | Ixora, Jungle geranium |
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
---|---|---|
alternate | stipulate | The leaves are alternate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 8.8-12.5 cm long, narrowly furrowed, slender, pubescent, with an erect linear gland between the leaflets of each pair, leaflets 16-24, very shortly stalked 2-2.5 cm long 1-1.3 cm broad, slightly overlapping, oval oblong, obtuse, at both the ends |
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Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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bisexual | 2.5 cm long | bright yellow | 5-20 | The racemes are few-flowered, short, erect, crowded in axils of upper leaves so as to form a large terminal inflorescence stamens barren; the ovary is superior, unilocular, with marginal ovules. |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
short legume | 7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad | clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown | oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose, pale brown. | 12-20 seeds | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
Seeds, Cuttings, Air layering.
How to plant/cultivate
Prefers a partially shaded position. Grows best in a fertile, moist but well-drained soil[2]
Commonly seen growing in areas
dry regions of India, sea coast, dry zone in Sri Lanka.
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References
External Links
- Pages that are stubs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat diarrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat abdominal pains
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat hiccups
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat fever
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat headache
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat blood-shot eyes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat sores
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat tranquilizer
- Herbs with fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with flowers used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Evergreen Shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Air layering
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of dry regions of India
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of sea coast
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of dry zone in Sri Lanka
- Herbs