Hamelia
| Hamelia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Firebush (H. patens) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cinchonoideae |
| Tribe: | Hamelieae[1] |
| Genus: | Hamelia Jacq.[2] |
| Type species | |
| Hamelia erecta Jacq.[3] | |
| 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).[4]
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
- ↑ "Genus Hamelia". Taxonomy. Uniprot. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- 1 2 "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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