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).^[3]

Hamelia
Firebush (H. patens)
Scientific 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

• 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^[4][5]