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Ixora coccinea
Jungle flame
As recorded: Ixora coccinea L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Utai, M.
- Collector number
- 8,26
- Date
- March 1, 1975
- Locality
- BYU-HC, Honolulu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Darwin, S.P.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1975, Utai, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Anthurium ferrierense
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Bidens pilosa
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Bougainvillea buttiana
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Bougainvillea glabra
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Cascabela thevetia
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Casuarina equisetifolia
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Catharanthus roseus
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Citrus limon
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Cordia sebestena
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Duranta erecta
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Eleusine indica
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Euphorbia pulcherrima
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Hibiscus archeri
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Jasminum multiflorum
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Justicia brandegeeana
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Lonicera japonica
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Mangifera indica
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Mimosa pudica
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Nerium oleander
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Passiflora foetida
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Plumbago auriculata
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Ixora coccinea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-20.
2026-01-20
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Josh/Joshua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-02
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ixora coccinea. BISH 555877. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590379. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/555877.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956590379 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026