Jungle Geranium (Ixora)

Jungle geranium, or Ixora, is a dense evergreen shrub of the coffee family native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It bears rounded clusters of small, bright red tubular flowers almost throughout the year and is among the most popular garden shrubs in Kerala, where it is called Thechi.

Its flowers are offered in temple worship, and in Kerala Ayurvedic and folk practice the flower and root are used in traditional preparations, including cooling applications for skin care. The flower and root are the parts used.