黄花龙船花 Ixora lutea Hutch. = Ixora coccinea var. coccinea
- Scientific Name: Ixora coccinea L.
- Ref: Sp. Pl.:110. 1753
- Synonym: Pavetta coccinea (L.) Blume
- English Common Name: jungle geranium, flame of the woods, jungle flame, Shiva’s flame, passionate love
- Chinese Common Name: 红花龙船花 , 黄花龙船花
- Family: Rubiaceae
- Genus: Ixora
- Distribution: native to Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam
- Photo: 06/21/2009, South China Botanical Garden, Guangdong
- Note: Inflorescences can be scarlet red, orange, pink and yellow, despite of the specific epithet coccinea.