Small pink flowers that come in bunches on a bush in Cambodia

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  1. celearnil

    celearnil New Member

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    I'm in Cambodia and I could use an identification of this flowering bush.

    The flowers are small with 4 diagonally shaped "salmon" pink petals that form large bunches. The leaves are just a simple nice color of green.

    Any assistance would be grateful.
     

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  2. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    It's Ixora, but I don't know the species. There's one called Ixora pavetta - here's a photo taken in Bangladesh that seems to have pointed petals somewhat like yours.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ixora_at_Dhaka,_Bangladesh.JPG

    I see that the flowers have four petals, except that there's at least one flower in your photo with five petals. Maybe that's good luck :)
     
  3. celearnil

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    Thank you for your quick and helpful reply.

    A quick google search of Ixora and Cambodia resulted in the scientific name of Ixora coccinea, a picture of the same flower, and the correct Khmer name for the plant.
     
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    It looks like the compact cultivar known as Ixora 'Sunkist', probably derived from I. coccinea. It's been planted in every tropical Asian city for the last 30-50 years.
     
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    Oh even better. Thanks you guys are fast.
     

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