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Hamelia

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

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderGentianales
  5. FamilyRubiaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia
Observations recorded32,487

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
459
With media
173
Family
Rubiaceae
Collections
INECOL, FC-UNAM, CICY, UJAT, DERN-IMECBIO-CUCSUR-UDG, IIB-UV
Recorded in
Mexico, Peru, United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Rubiaceae
Image
Hamelia patens-roadside.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Hamelia
taxon name
Hamelia
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Hamelia
taxon common name
长隔木属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Selected species
  • References
  • External links

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

==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

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