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[[File:450px-Ixora coccinea (inflorescence) 02.JPG|thumb|right|''Jungle geranium'', ''Rugmini'', ''Ixora coccinea'']]'''Ixora coccinea''' 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.==Uses=={{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Abdominal pains}}, {{Uses|Hiccups}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Bloodshot eyes}}, {{Uses|Sores}}.
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
===Guna===
===Veerya===
===Vipaka===
===Karma===
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen shrub}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Stipulate|Ramal and cauline, opposite decussate, stipulate, sessile, ovate to elliptical, entire, acute, unicostate reticulate venation, green}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|2.5 cm long|Bright yellow|4 stamens|Bracteate, pedicellate, complete, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, tetramerous, epigynous, large, showy, corolla tube very long.Calyx made up of sepals 4, gamosepalous,green, valvate, very short in comparison to corolla}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Simple|6-8cm|It's Flowering and Fruiting time is Througout the year but best during the rains|Small, endospermic}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}, {{Propagation|Air layering}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Prefers a partially shaded position. Grows best in a fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Propagate Ixora coccinea from stem cuttings 5-8cm (2-3 inch) long taken in spring. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Trophical area}}, {{Commonly seen|Sub trophical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
0. Faja Lobi bloem (mooi).jpg
Anartia fatima-IMG 0704.JPG
Anartia fatima-IMG 0705.JPG
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/shrub/ixora-coccinea Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.plantsrescue.com/ixora-coccinea/ Cultivation Details]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=e515 Lxora coccinea on missouri botanical garden]
* [https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Ixora-Coccinea-Cid1126 Lxora coccinea-uses, benefits, side effects, nutrients]
* [http://www.comfsm.fm/~dleeling/botany/1999/vhp/ixora_coccinea.html cultural use of Lxora coccinea]
* [https://floridata.com/Plants/Rubiaceae/Ixora+coccinea/1031 Lxora coccinea on floridata]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Rubiaceae]]