Hamelia
Hamelia | |
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Firebush (H. patens) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
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 | |
Several, see text | |
Synonyms | |
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
- ^ a b "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.
External links
Media related to Hamelia at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Hamelia at Wikispecies
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