Hamelia Explained

Hamelia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. The name honors French botanist Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700–1782).^[1]

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)
  • Hamelia patens var. glabra Oerst.
  • Hamelia patens var. patens^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Austin, Daniel F. . Florida Ethnobotany . CRC Press . 2004 . 978-0-8493-2332-4 . 340.
2. Web site: Subordinate Taxa of Hamelia Jacq. . TROPICOS . Missouri Botanical Database . 2009-12-17.
3. Web site: GRIN Species Records of Hamelia . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2011-07-16.