''Hamelia'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the
coffee
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family
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,
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with Petiole ( ...
. The name honors French botanist
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau (; 20 July 170013 August 1782) was a French physician, naval engineer and botanist.
Biography
Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau was born in Paris in 1700, the son of Alexandre Duhamel, lord of Denainvilliers. I ...
(1700–1782).
Selected species
* ''
Hamelia axillaris''
Sw. – Guayabo Negro
* ''
Hamelia cuprea''
Griseb.
* ''
Hamelia macrantha''
Little
* ''
Hamelia papillosa''
Urb. (
Jamaica
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)
* ''
Hamelia patens
''Hamelia patens'' is a large evergreen Perennial plant, perennial shrub or small tree in the family Rubiaceae, that is native to the American subtropics and tropics. Its range extends from Florida in the southern United States to as far south as ...
''
Jacq. – Firebush (
American tropics
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and
subtropics
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)
**''Hamelia patens'' var. ''glabra''
Oerst.
**''Hamelia patens'' var. ''patens''
References
External links
Rubiaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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