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 Edit this 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.
Jangaraca Raf.
Tangaraca Adans.
Tapesia C.F.Gaertn.[1]

Selected species

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Genus: Hamelia Jacq". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  2. ^ "Hamelia Jacq". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Database. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  3. ^ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
  4. ^ "Subordinate Taxa of Hamelia Jacq". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Database. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  5. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Hamelia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
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