Brownea coccinea is a species of small evergreen tree with compound leaves and clusters of bright scarlet flowers in the subfamily Detarioideae of the family Fabaceae.

[1] Brownea coccinea, is a small to mid-sized tree with slender branches and a rounded crown and reaches a height of about 12 ft .

Flowers are tubular with orange-scarlet calyx and petals and 10-12 protruding stamens in heads 7–9 cm.

wide surrounded by downy red bracts and in clusters of 2–3 on branches are trunks.

[6] In Trinidad, infusions of the flowers are consumed as a remedy for colds and coughs.