Flora of the World logo
MapPublicationsInstitutionsImpactAboutContactAcknowledgements

Copyright © 2008-2026 Flora of The World. All Rights Reserved.

Visit floraoftheworld.orgLogin
Home

›

Lamiales

›

Plantaginaceae

›

Russelia

›

coccinea

Taxon

Russelia coccinea (L.) Wettst.

Protologue Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 4(Abt. 3b; lief. 67): 63. 1891 [Nov 1891]BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Russelia coccinea--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 036.jpg

Russelia coccinea--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 6 Apr 03. 036.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest; introduced into Myanmar (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

April 6, 2003

Location

United States, Florida, Miami-Dade County (Coral Gables, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)

25.676781, -80.272034

Location Remarks

10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Plantaginaceae

Genus

Russelia

Specific Epithet

coccinea

Authorship

(L.) Wettst.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#203,135 of 335,497

Top 61%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →