10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 5 Issue 3 2014 (July- September) lessThan i greaterThan Ixora coccinea lessThan /i greaterThan Linn is commonly known as jungle of geranium and red ixora found throughout India. In addition, the flowers, leaves, root and stems of lessThan i greaterThan Ixora coccinea lessThan /i greaterThan Linn are used to treat various ailments in the Indian traditional system of medicine, the Ayurveda and also in various folk medicines. In the current study, the methanolic extract of lessThan i greaterThan Ixora coccinea lessThan /i greaterThan Linn root has been subjected to GC-MS analysis. Seventeen chemical constituents have been identified, the major chemical constituents are n-Hexadecanoic acid (7.38 %), 9-Octadecenoic acid, Methyl-ester (1.97), Phenol, 2,6-dimethoxy (1.35 %), 13-Docosenamide (1.31%), Phenol, 3,4,5-trimethoxy (1.24 %), 4, 8, 12, 16-Tetramethylheptadecan-4-olide (1.13 %). NORLIANA GHAZALI, NURUL ASMA ABDULLAH, ASIAH ABU BAKAR AND NOOR KHAIRIENA MOHAMAD Ixora coccinea Linn, phytochemicals, GC-MS analysis, n-Hexadecanoic 197-203