Good catch indeed. I wonder how come such a beautiful plant occurs naturally at many places in Konkan and Western ghats....Yes it does attract ones attention when one spots it by roadside just everywhere esp in Konkan
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Ixora coccinea * L. > > > > - *iks-OR-uh* -- named after *Iswara* Malabar deity > *kok-SIN-ee-uh* -- scarlet > > > [image: Ixora > coccinea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5600651020%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzegNzKkxiPzE4Y2c_oAovmbIWXgOg> > Apr 3, 2011 ... at Bajpe near Mangalore, Karnataka > > > *commonly known as*: ixora, jungle geranium, West Indian jasmine • * > Bengali*: rookmini • *Hindi*: rajana, rangan, रुगमिनी rugmini • *Kannada*: > gudde dosal, kepala, kisukare • *Konkani*: patkali, podkali • *Malayalam*: > chethi, thechi, thetti • *Marathi*: बकोरा bakora, पेंडगूळ pendgul • *Oriya > *: bondhuko, romoniphulo • *Sanskrit*: बन्धूक bandhuka, bandhujivaka, > ईश्वर ishwara • *Tamil*: வெட்சி vetchi • *Telugu*: మనమధబానం > manmadhabanam, రామబాణము ramabanamu > > *Native to*: India, Sri Lanka > > *Reference*: Flowers of > India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FIxora%2520red.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcN62C198wHM-zpZ7AoNIud8DNvEA>• > *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar > > > *more views*: > > - Apr 3, 2011 ... at Bajpe near Mangalore, Karnataka > [image: Ixora > coccinea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5600066699%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf24g76ppyBARzCluZHqTXRI0g_3w> > [image: > Ixora > coccinea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5600649414%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfXcYErfDYhkyBZ8ZmU9xnE8GrWEw> > - Sep 30, 2007 ... at Nagla block of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, > Mumbai > [image: Scarlet Jungle > Flame]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1462151487%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcRfDltM2WyghsHe_7AfZDuWxTE3A> > > > > Regards. > Dinesh -- Dr Satish Phadke
