Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 110 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in India."

Hooker, J.D. (29 December 1859), Introductory Essay. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(11): xliv [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (5 January 1867), Orders XLVIII. Myrtaceae- LXII. Compositae. Flora Australiensis 3: 415 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Ixora grandiflora Ker Gawl. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 74 [secondary reference]

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 260 [secondary reference]

Reynolds, S.T. & Forster, P.I. (4 December 2006), A taxonomic revision of Ixora L. (Rubiaceae: Ixoroideae) in Australia. Austrobaileya 7(2): 272-273, Map 2 APC [secondary reference]

• APC Dist.: Qld (naturalised)

• Etymology: The specific epithet is from the Latin coccineus (deep red, crimson) and refers to the corolla colour.

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