PLANTS Profile for Hamelia patens (scarletbush)

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PLANTS Profile

Hamelia patens Jacq.
scarletbush

Symbol:

HAPA3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Rubiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
PR		N
VI		N

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©Mark W. Skinner. United States, FL, Miami-Dade Co., Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. July 4, 1982. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Hamelia patens Jacq.

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Synonyms:
Hamelia patens Jacq.

HAER3

Hamelia erecta Jacq.

Distribution:
Hamelia patens Jacq.


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USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Hamelia patens Jacq.

View 84 genera in Rubiaceae, 2 species in Hamelia

Classification:
Hamelia patens Jacq.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Rubiales
Family	Rubiaceae – Madder family
Genus	Hamelia Jacq. – hamelia
Species	Hamelia patens Jacq. – scarletbush

More Accounts and Images:
Hamelia patens Jacq.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35005.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 01:27 AM CDT