Portlandia coccinea is a small tree or shrub with bright red flowers endemic to Jamaica.

A population with darker flowers had been considered a subspecies of P. coccinea, but was described as a separate species, P. proctori, in 2003.

[1] Endemic to Jamaica's Caribbean ecology and biography Portlandia coccinea thrive most in warm climates and can survive in acidic soil and high altitude.

[2] Portlandia coccinea grow as evergreen shrubs or treelets 2.5–5 m in height, with pyramidal architecture.

Colors range from dark pink and deep crimson to white (hybrids) and are 6–8.5 cm in length.