Hamelia

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 <small>Sw.</small> &ndash; Guayabo Negro
• Hamelia cuprea <small>Griseb.</small>
• Hamelia macrantha <small>Little</small>
• Hamelia papillosa <small>Urb.</small> (Jamaica)
• Hamelia patens <small>Jacq.</small> &ndash; Firebush (American tropics and subtropics)
• Hamelia patens var. glabra <small>Oerst.</small>
• Hamelia patens var. patens

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