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Hamelia patens

Jacq. (1760)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Gentianales Family: Rubiaceae Genus: Hamelia

firebush, scarlet bush

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Enum. Syst. Pl.: 16 (1760)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Hamelia patens Koloa, NTBG, Lawai, Maidenhair Falls Preserved_Specimen 2 m tree; petioles and young leaves with reddish tinge; hypanthium red, corolla orange; ripe fruit purple black Lorence, D.H. 8503 Kauai BISH 2000-10-27
2 Hamelia patens Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen + fr., red-black; no flws. Pearsall, G.A. Oahu BISH 1954-02-17
3 Hamelia patens Cult. at Oka Nursery & Landscaping, Waimanalo Preserved_Specimen Large potted shrub, flowers orange-red. Ihrig, G. Oahu BISH 1996-10-04
4 Hamelia patens Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Flws. reddish-orange; frt purplish-black. Young leaves and stem mottled red on green. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1957-07-08
5 Hamelia patens Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Flws. reddish-orange; frt purplish-black. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1957-07-08
6 Hamelia patens Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Corolla yellow-orange, red at base. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1957-07-08
7 Hamelia patens Honolulu, Ag Bdg. Univ. of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Flowers orange-red; leaves lighter below; midvein, perioles, peduncles red-purple Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1947-08-07
8 Hamelia patens In Forest Nursery of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association, 50 N. Vineyard St., Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Shrub. Harris, J.A. Oahu BISH 1934-10-02
9 Hamelia patens Honolulu, Vineyard St., H.S.P.A Preserved_Specimen MacDaniels, L.H. 457 Oahu BISH 1927-01-17
10 Hamelia patens Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, St. John Hall Preserved_Specimen A shrub 0.8m tall in partial shade. The stems, petioles and midribs are reddish. Flowers brick red; odorless (evening). Lau, J. 1519 Oahu BISH 1985-10-15
11 Hamelia patens Kapahi garden Preserved_Specimen small tree; leaves in whorls of 4; pedicels and peduncles reddish; dark, shiny fruit Trauernicht, C. 244 Kauai BISH 2007-11-08
12 Hamelia patens Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Flws red, shrub 4m tall. Fosberg, F.R. 14203 Oahu BISH 1937-07-13
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