How to identify Manila Leea
Identify Manila Leea by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Red-tinged ornamental foliage.
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-August.
- Confirm it sits within the Leeaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Manila Leea.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Leeaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Manila Leea itself; the rest are typical of the Leeaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Manila Leea
Manila Leea (Leea coccinea) is a shrub in the Leeaceae family. Flowering and fruiting run from July to August.
Leeaceae
Leea Family
Manila Leea belongs to the Leeaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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