Hamelia
Genus of plants
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Hamelia | |
|---|---|
| |
| 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. | |
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)
