| Hamelia | |
|---|---|
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| Firebush (H. patens) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Hamelieae |
| Genus: | Hamelia Jacq.1 |
| Type species | |
| Hamelia erecta Jacq.2 | |
| Species | |
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Several, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Duhamelia Pers. | |
Hamelia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. The name honors French botanist Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700–1782).3
Selected species
- Hamelia axillaris Sw. – Guayabo Negro
- Hamelia cuprea Griseb.
- Hamelia macrantha Little
- Hamelia papillosa Urb. (Jamaica)
- Hamelia patens Jacq. – Firebush (American tropics and subtropics)
References
References
- "Genus: Hamelia Jacq". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- "Hamelia Jacq". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Database. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
- "Subordinate Taxa of Hamelia Jacq". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Database. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- "GRIN Species Records of Hamelia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-07-16.