
Family • Rubiacea
Santan-tsina
Ixora chinensis Lam.
CHINESE IXORA
| Scientific names | Common names |
| Ixora chinensis Lam. | Santan (Bik., Tag.) |
| Ixora stricta Roxb. | Santan-pula (Tag.) |
| Santan-tsina (Tag.) | |
| Needle flower (Engl.) | |
| Chinese ixora (Engl.) | |
| Jungle flame (Engl.) | |
| In Quisumbing's compilation, both species of Ixora chinensis and Ixora coccinea share the local commons names (1) santan, and (2) santan-pula. | |
| Quisumbing's compilation lists I. chinensis and I. coccinea as separate species while some compilations list them as synonyms. | |
Botany Distribution Studies Availability |
Last Update March 2012
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| IMAGE SOURCE: File:Ixora chinensis 1.jpg / Flowers of Ixora chinensis, garden "Jardin d'Eden", in Saint-Gilles-les-Bains, commune of Saint-Paul, Réunion island / Photo by Damien Boilley, January 5, 2006. / Creative Commons Attribution / Wikimedia Commons |
| Additional
Sources and Suggested Readings (1) Ixora chinensis / No.73898 |
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