Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Hamelia Jacq.
HAMELIA
Classification
GENTIANALES
Hamelia
Citation
HAMELIA Jacquin, Enum. Syst. Pl. 2, 16. 1760.
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TYPE: Hamelia patens Jacquin Lectotypified by Wernham, J. Bot. 49: 206. 1911.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Hamelia patens FIREBUSH Native FACU (NWPL)
[Family identification key]
1.  Dense, compact shrub; leaves 2-4 per node; petioles and midrib pale greenish; leaf blades glabrous to pubescent, often lustrous, 4.5-9 cm long, 1.5-3.6 cm wide; inflorescence with 20-50 flowers; corolla tubes yellow to orange, with a distinct basal constriction; non-native, primarily cultivated
1.  Open shrub; leaves 2-3 per node; petioles and midribs reddish; leaf blades pubescent (esp. lower suface), relatively dull, mostly 6-18 cm long, 3-8 cm wide; inflorescence mostly with 20-30 flowers; corolla tubes pubescent, yellow-orange to red, with a subtle basal constriction; native and cultivated
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Duhamelia Duhamelia Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 203. 1805. TYPE: = Hamelia Jacquin 1760.
Tangaraca Tangaraca Adanson, Fam. Pl. 2: 147, 609. 1763. TYPE: = Hamelia Jacquin 1760.
Tepesia Tepesia C. F. Gaertner, Suppl. Carp. 72. 1806. TYPE: Tepesia dubia C. F. Gaertner