Satish ji, my belief: it is thoroughly a native of Western Ghats besides other parts of southern India and Sri Lanka. Requires validation; my belief could be wrong.
Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
